Author
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- Ahmad Alrazni Alshammari
- Othman Altwijry
- Andul-Hamid Abdul-Wahab
Abstract
Purpose - From 1979 to 2023, the takaful structure has been adopted in many jurisdictions, making the documenting of its early days of establishment relatively difficult and somewhat unreliable. This is unlike conventional insurance, where the history and legislation are well documented and archived in various research (Hellwege, 2016; Marano and Siri, 2017). The purpose of this paper is to provide a chronology for the establishment and development of takaful via the takaful establishment in each jurisdiction, documenting its first takaful operator and first takaful regulation. Design/methodology/approach - This paper has used a qualitative method in the form of reviewing literature and available data such as journals, books and official resources. The data is thoroughly analysed in order to build the chronology for takaful. It adopted an exploratory research design, which is deemed suitable in situations where few works of literature have examined the subject (Neuman, 2014). The paper explores the establishment and non-establishment of takaful in 57 countries. The paper categorises the countries into seven regions starting with the GCC, Levant, Asia, Central Asia, Africa, Europe and Others. Findings - The takaful chronology presented in this paper shows that takaful operations exist in 47 jurisdictions, starting from Sudan and the UAE in 1979, with the most recent adopters being Morocco and Iran in December 2021. It is found that 22 jurisdictions do not have takaful regulations, and the Takaful Act 1984, issued in Malaysia, is considered the first takaful regulation that sets the basis for other regulations that follow. Originality/value - The paper contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive chronology of takaful, especially as the few existing timelines have been found to be incomplete and consist of contradictory information.
Suggested Citation
Ahmad Alrazni Alshammari & Othman Altwijry & Andul-Hamid Abdul-Wahab, 2023.
"Takaful: chronology of establishment in 47 countries,"
PSU Research Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 8(3), pages 671-705, September.
Handle:
RePEc:eme:prrpps:prr-02-2022-0022
DOI: 10.1108/PRR-02-2022-0022
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