The health insurance landscape across the GCC continues to evolve with numerous regulatory changes in recent months impacting the health insurance market in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and with further changes anticipated for the market in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. It is important for health insurance participants in the region to stay abreast of the changes, many of which could significantly impact the market. We set out below a high level overview of the regulatory developments followed by a more detailed look at each of the regulatory changes.