There is a real opportunity for London to access markets and clients it has not traditionally engaged with

London has to remember its ability to offer capacity in a sharia-compliant way may well also become a significant tool in the retention of business

The official opening of the Lloyd’s operation in Dubai next week is a timely reminder of the need to break down the self-imposed barriers between 'conventional' and sharia-compliant insurance preventing the regional takaful sector from accessing the global markets' expertise and experience

Sharia-compliant insurance products will need to compete more aggressively alongside conventional products in 2015

The growth of the takaful market continues to be in double digits, particularly in the Middle East and north Africa, but the figures do not tell the whole story

Corporate social responsibility covers a wide range of issues, but there are important lessons the London insurance market can learn from the emerging Islamic financial services sector