Meet The 2026 Finalists

Company Award Finalists 2026


Actuarial/Risk Consultancy Firm of the Year

  • BADRI Management Consultancy
  • Sigma 7 Paragon Risk Engineering
  • Deloitte
  • Milliman
  • PwC


Audit Service Provider of the Year

  • PwC
  • KPMG
  • Grant Thornton


Broker/Distributor of the Year

  • Howden
  • Lifecare International Insurance Broker
  • Marsh
  • Esanad
  • Al Futtaim Willis
  • Lockton

Claims Manager / Loss Adjuster of the Year

  • Sedgwick
  • Sukoon Insurance
  • Nas Neuron Health Services
  • Mednet Global Healthcare Solution
  • Crawford & Company
  • Braxtone

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year

  • GIG Gulf
  • Sukoon Insurance
  • QBE

Cyber Insurance Company of the Year

  • Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)
  • Integra Brokers
  • Howden
  • Mosaic Insurance
  • Al Wathba Insurance
  • Aon

Digital Transformation of the Year- NEW for 2026

  • GIG Gulf
  • InsuranceMarket.ae
  • HAYAH Insurance
  • Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Company
  • Sarwa Insurance Company
  • Zurich International Life Limited
  • Zurich Workplace Solutions
  • Sukoon Insurance
  • Jubilee General Insurance Company Limited
  • Marsh
  • GAM Assurances
  • Al Rajhi Takaful

Health Insurer of the Year

  • AL BUHAIRA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  • GIG Gulf
  • Salama
  • Sukoon Insurance
  • Al Rajhi Takaful
  • HAYAH Insurance
  • Bupa Arabia

Insurer of the Year - Overall

  • GIG Gulf
  • Zurich International Life Ltd. Middle East
  • Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)
  • Salama
  • Sukoon Insurance

Insurtech of the Year - Commercial Lines

  • Democrance
  • Merimen
  • TrisQ
  • AURA Technologies

Insurtech of the Year - Personal Lines

  • Democrance
  • eSanad
  • AURA Technologies
  • InsuranceMarket.ae
  • Vita Virtue

Law Firm of the Year

  • Fichte & Co Legal
  • Clyde & Co
  • DWF
  • Al Tamimi & Company
  • Pinsent Masons

Life Insurer of the Year

  • Salama
  • Zurich International Life Ltd. Middle East
  • Al Rajhi Takaful
  • HAYAH Insurance

MGA of the Year - NEW for 2026

Visionary Limited
Mosaic Insurance Services (DIFC)
Kay InternationalMEA Pte Ltd
ARMA UNDERWRITING LIMITED

Motor Insurer of the Year- NEW for 2026

  • GIG Gulf
  • Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)
  • Salama
  • Sukoon Insurance
  • Jubilee General Insurance Company Limited

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year

  • GIG Gulf
  • Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)
  • Salama
  • Sukoon Insurance

Ratings Agency of the Year

  • AM Best
  • S&P Global Ratings
  • Moody's
  • Fitch Ratings

Reinsurance Broker of the Year

  • Howden Specialty - DIFC
  • Guy Carpenter
  • Chedid Re
  • Risk Exchange
  • Manoj Re

Reinsurer of the Year

  • Markel
  • SCOR
  • International General Insurance (IGI)
  • Africa Specialty Risks
  • Saudi Re
  • Swiss Re

Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award

  • Salama
  • HAYAH Insurance
  • Zurich International Life Ltd. Middle East

Takaful Specialist of the Year

  • ABU DHABI NATIONAL TAKAFUL COMPANY - P S C - TAKAFUL
  • Takaful Emarat Insurance PSC
  • Salama
  • Sukoon Takaful
  • Takaful Oman Insurance SAOG

Technology/Software Solution of the Year

  • Acess Meditech Pvt Ltd
  • AURA Technologies
  • Akur8
  • GIG Bahrain Takaful
  • QIC App
  • Sidani Innovative Management Services
  • Zurich Workplace Solutions
  • Sapiens
  • Vita Virtues
  • DXC
  • KGISL Technologies L.L.C

Third Party Administrator of the Year

  • Now Health International
  • Nas Neuron Health Services
  • Zurich Workplace Solutions
  • Mednet Global Healthcare Solution

Country Award Finalists 2026


Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Insurer of the Year

  • BUPA Arabia
  • MedGulf
  • Tawuniya

UAE Insurer of the Year

  • Takaful Emarat Insurance PSC
  • Sukoon Insurance
  • Islamic Arab Insurance Co (Salama)
  • Zurich International Life Ltd. Middle East


Qatar Insurer of the Year

  • Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)
  • Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company
  • Damaan Islamic Insurance
  • QLM Life & Medical Insurance


Oman Insurer of the Year

  • GIG Gulf
  • Takaful Oman Insurance SAOG
  • Sukoon Insurance
  • AFIC

Individual Award Finalists 2026


Emerging Talent

  • Florian Jozsa, Sales Director, Democrance
  • Oulfa Maazouz, Middle East Distribution Manager, Zurich
  • Kevin El Fakih, Head of Marketing, Nas Neuron Health Services (NNHS)
  • Sonia Akhtar, Partnership Specialist Team Leader, Yallacompare
  • Zainab Khatib, Cyber & Technology Practice Leader, Lockton Middle East North Africa
  • Abdalla Osman, Pricing Manager, Axa Egypt


Insurance Professional of the Year

  • Ayman Al-Ajmi, CEO and Chairman, Braxtone
  • Aynis Ifthiker, CEO- MENA, Burns and Wilcox Insurance Brokers LLC
  • Omar Gouda, Former MD & CEO, Misr Insurance
  • Dinesh Tanikella, Head of Zurich Advisory Network Zurich International Life Ltd. Middle East
  • Ken Maw, Managing Director Middle East, Al Futtaim Willis
  • Dr. Amany Elmahy, Chief Executive, Misr Insurance
  • Gracita Aoa-de Gracia, Assistant Vice President - Insurance & Reinsurance, DIFC
  • Shafiul Hoda, EVP-Head of Employee Benefits, Sukoon Insurance
  • Avinash Babur, Founder & CEO, InsuranceMarket.ae


Insurance Mentor of the Year - NEW

  • Shaker Faisal Al Sehly, CRO, Salama Cooperative Insurance Company
  • Ali Wazaney, CEO, GIG Jordan
  • Swarnaleka Shetty, Head of Distribution, Corporate Life and Pensions, Zurich International Life Ltd. Middle East
  • Mohamed Seghir, CEO, HAYAH
  • Alaa El-Zoheiry, Managing Director, GIG Egypt


Women in MENA Insurance

  • Ashika Tailor, Head of Business Development - Employee Benefits, Corporate Life and Pensions, Zurich International Life Ltd. Middle East
  • Aynis Ifthiker, CEO, MENA, Burns and Wilcox Insurance Brokers
  • Dr. Amany Elmahy, Chief Executive, Misr Insurance
  • Dr. Sapna Chandran, Head of Life and Medical Claims, Sukoon Insurance
  • Emily Almberg, UAE Sales Leader, Howden
  • Mirka Strano, Regional Director – Employee Benefits Consulting, Howden
  • Nariman Maalouf, AVP of Strategic Partnerships & Accounts, Sidani Innovative Management Services
  • Noura Shamseddine, Director & Chief Actuary, Kuwait Insurance Company
  • Gracita Aoa-de Gracia, Assistant Vice President - Insurance & Reinsurance, DIFC
  • Carole Khalifé, Head of Strategy, Development & Innovation, Al Futtaim Willis

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