Meet The Finalists

Actuarial/Risk Consultancy Firm

BADRI Management Consultancy
PwC
Sigma 7 Paragon Risk Engineering
Deloitte
Milliman

Audit Service Provider

PwC
KPMG
Grant Thornton

Broker/Distributor of the Year

Howden
Lifecare International Insurance Broker
 Marsh
 Esanad
 Al Futtaim Willis
Lockton

Claims Manager / Loss Adjuster

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 Insurance
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 Insurance
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 Insurance
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 Insurance
Sukoon Insurance
Jubilee General Insurance Company Limited

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year

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

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

BUPA Arabia

MedGulf

Tawuniya

Oman Insurer

GIG Gulf
Takaful Oman Insurance SAOG
Sukoon Insurance
AFIC

Qatar Insurer of the Year

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

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
 Sadia Hayek, Underwriter - War and Terrorism, Markel
 Zainab Khatib, Cyber & Technology Practice Leader, Lockton Middle East North Africa
Abdalla Osman, Pricing Manager, Axa Egypt

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

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
 Samir Hemsi, CEO, Aegist Specialty MGA
 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

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
 Sahar Al Alaiwat, Regional Head of Advisory, Braxtone Group
 Gracita Aoa-de Gracia, Assistant Vice President - Insurance & Reinsurance, DIFC
 Carole Khalifé, Head of Strategy, Development & Innovation, Al Futtaim Willis