At the 2nd International Symposium on Takaful, Held in Malaysia, Solidarity and MAAH to start operation in the Malaysian market

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About Solidarity
Established as one of the leading companies in the Arab world with US$ 100,000,000 in paid up capital, Solidarity is poised to become the largest Takaful Company in the world.

Solidarity is a company incorporated under the laws and regulations of the Kingdom Bahrain. Our main purpose is to focus on providing Takaful products that comply with Islamic Sharia'h across the GCC and selected Middle Eastern, Asian, and European countries.

Solidarity has been set up in direct response to the growing demand for Family and General Takaful products across the region. Realizing the scope of this unique and ever-expanding Islamic system of insurance and assurance, Solidarity is poised to lead the way in providing a diverse range of prudent saving and investment opportunities with Takaful Protection Benefits - designed to give the ultimate peace of mind - ideally suited for retirement, wealth accumulation, education, and other family and individual plans. Along with the family related plans, Solidarity provides the utmost safety and protection against the widest possible risks through a range of General Takaful products like: Motor, Home, Marine, and health.

About MAAH:
Listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, MAAH is the holding company of Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad (MAA Assurance), one of the country's leading insurance companies in terms of annualised new business premiums for life insurance business and total gross premiums for general insurance business.

MAA Assurance is the largest composite insurance provider in Malaysia and the company offers a wide range of life and general insurance products as well as asset management services to its 2.71 million customers in Malaysia.

Incorporated on 2nd September 1968, the company now has 76 branches as well as an agency base of 25,000. In 2001, MAA Assurance was voted "Best Life Insurer in Asia" at the prestigious 5th Asia Insurance Industry Awards.