GlobeMed Gulf and Orient Insurance, the leading UAE insurance provider and a subsidiary of Al-Futtaim, have entered into a partnership to provide enhanced third-party administration (TPA) services to Orient's insured members in the UAE.
Insurance House (IH) has received a letter of intent regarding an acquisition offer, the Abu Dhabi-listed company announced in a statement.
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) has shown steady portfolio growth, with gross exposure reaching AED10.9bn ($3bn) at end-2025 (end-2024: AED10.4b; end-2023: AED9.5bn), notes Fitch Ratings.
AI12, a specialist (re)insurance broker headquartered in the DIFC, has appointed Mr Edward Sheppard as Chief Broking Officer.
MS Amlin has appointed Ms Sarah Wilson as Head of Outwards Reinsurance. Prior to her promotion, she was Co-Lead of the Outwards Reinsurance function at the company.
OnRe, a global property and specialty reinsurer tokenised with ONyc, has announced a strategic partnership with Rhodium Re, a Dubai-based managing general agent (MGA), to expand global underwriting distribution for ONyc.
The heavy rains that fell on 19 December 2025 has led to increases of around 20% in claims, a level regarded as 'acceptable' by the insurance sector, according to industry executives.
Malakut Group, a multinational insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced that Mr Sagar Mehta has joined the firm as Director to strengthen the company's M&A and Transactional Risk Practice, supporting clients across the Middle East and international markets.
The UAE is taking steps to expand mandatory early cancer screening nationwide, with federal health authorities planning to link preventive tests to health insurance requirements, Minister of Health and Prevention Ahmed Al Sayegh told the Federal National Council (FNC) on 7 January 2026.
The UAE insurance industry will witness further growth and development in 2026 and the following years, Mr Khaled Mohammed Al Badi, Chairman of the Emirates Insurance Federation (EIF) and the Gulf Insurance Federation, has said.