Good national score in health and education. Survey also praised Lebanon’s market efficiency

Lebanon achieved a high score on the level of competitiveness of its health and primary education sectors, according to the recently released Global Competitiveness Report 2016–2017 by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The WEF survey, to which InfoPro Research has contributed the Lebanon part of the survey, said that the country ranked 52nd out of 138 countries (including developed ones) in the competitive pillars of health and primary education. Its score was six on a scale of one to seve...

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Insurance premiums increase by three percent. Sales growth derived from price increase of hospitalization

The total value of written premiums went up three percent to reach $1.5 billion in 2015.

Around 70 percent of these premiums were recorded in non-life policies. Indemnities have risen nine percent to $823 million according to data released by the Association of Insurance Companies (ACAL).

In terms of premiums, life insurance saw a seven percent growth. It was the main growth driver. Morbidity and mortality are linked together. Many medical cases, cancer for example, can lead to de...

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