{"id":17799,"date":"2026-10-26T15:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17799"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:20:50","slug":"allied-insurance-picks-up-two-iffsa-awards-in-colombo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17799","title":{"rendered":"Allied Insurance Picks Up Two IFFSA Awards in Colombo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Allied Insurance Company of the Maldives won two awards at the 11th Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia (IFFSA) Awards 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Allied Takaful, the company&#8217;s Islamic window, won Islamic Finance Entity of the Year. Kamana Takaful took Islamic Finance Product of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>UTO EduConsult hosted the ceremony at Shangri-La in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. The event ran under the theme &#8220;Building Legacies.&#8221; It brought together industry professionals, financial institutions and other stakeholders from across the region. The awards honor achievement in Islamic banking and finance across South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The win follows a series of moves Allied made in 2025 to grow Takaful in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<p>Its management stopped selling conventional life insurance products. Family Takaful replaced them as the company&#8217;s life protection solution.<\/p>\n<p>Allied also reshaped its digital channels. It removed the conventional insurance option from the Allied app for new customers. New users now see only Takaful.<\/p>\n<p>The company backed these changes with marketing and customer education. It also ran community events in major cities to raise the profile of Takaful in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<p>Takaful revenue rose significantly between 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Allied says it will keep expanding the reach of Takaful in the Maldives and grow Islamic finance in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allied Insurance Company of the Maldives won two awards at the 11th Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia (IFFSA) Awards 2026. Allied Takaful, the company&#8217;s Islamic window, won Islamic Finance Entity of the Year. Kamana Takaful took Islamic Finance Product of the Year. 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