RUDN Journal of EconomicsRUDN Journal of Economics2313-23292408-8986Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)1716510.22363/2313-2329-2017-25-2-255-262Research ArticleFEATURES OF CREDIT RATING ASSESSMENT OF ISLAMIC INSURANCE COMPANIES BY RATING AGENCIESChapanovaM A<p>Chapanova M.A. PhD student of the Department of International economic relationship at RUDN University.</p>m_chapanova@mail.ruPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia1512201725225526224102017Copyright © 2017, Chapanova M.A.2017<p>The Global market of Islamic Insurance shows stable growth and development. In 2015 the volume of Global takaful market reached $23.3 billion. In comparison with 2006 year when takaful sphere reached $5 billion it increased for $20 billion. However takaful sector has a lot of indeterminate regulatory questions because its young branch of global finance. The article describes the takaful framework and the dynamics of its development. There is considering credit rating assessment principles, rating agencies different positions concerning credit rating assessments. Also in the article considered methods of improvement credit rating assessments of takaful-companies.</p>Islamic Insurancetakafulcredit ratingrating agenciesисламское страхованиетакафулкредитоспособностьрейтинговые агент-ства[Aidrus I.A., Shkvarya L.V. (2010). Investitsionnyi potentsial arabskikh stran Persidskogo zaliva. (Investment potential of the Gulf Arab countries). Aziya i Afrika segodnya. No. 7. Pp. 41—47 (In Russ)][Bekkin R.I. (2001). Strakhovanie v musul’manskom prave: teoriya i praktika. Moscow: Izd-vo Ankil. (In Russ)][Bekkin R.I. (2010). Islamskaya ekonomicheskaya model’ i sovremennost’. Moscow: Izd-vo Mardzhani. (In Russ)][Grishchenko N.B. (2001). Osnovy strahovoj deyatel’nosti: Uchebnoe posobie. Barnaul: Izd-vo Alt. un-ta (In Russ)][Archer S., Karim R.A.A., Nienhaus V. (2009). Takaful Islamic Insurance: Concepts and Regulatory Issues. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons Pte. Ltd.][Sabbagh A.M. (2012). Islamic takaful insurance from jurisprudents to applications. Amman: The Author.][Soualhi Y., Al Razni, Al Shammari A. (2015). Indicators of Takaful Awareness among Kuwaitis. Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance. Vol. 3.][Swartz N.P., Coetzer P. (2010). Takaful: An Islamic insurance instrument. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics. Vol. 2(10).][Willis K. (2007). Applying insurance credit ratings to takaful companies. ICMIF Takaful. Vol. 9.][Fisher O.C. (2013). A takaful primer: basics of Islamic insurance. Dubai: Islamic finance gateway.][meglobaladvisors.com [internet]. Finance Forward World Takaful Report 2016. (дата обращения: 10.02.2017). Доступ по ссылке: http://meglobaladvisors.com/insights/][ey.com [internet]. Global Takaful Insights 2014. Market updates. (дата обращения: 08.02.2017). Доступ по ссылке: http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/EY_Global_Takaful_Insights_2014/$FILE/EY-global-takaful-insights-2014.pdf][deloitte.com [internet]. The global Takaful insurance market. Charting the road to mass markets. (дата обращения: 07.02.2017). Доступ по ссылке: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/lu/Documents/financial-advisory/1947_global-takaful-insurance-market_AAM.pdf]