News Middle East18 Feb 2026

Regulator okays Riyadh Re's entry into Egyptian market

| 18 Feb 2026

Newly-established Riyadh Reinsurance Company has obtained the green light to operate in the Egyptian market.

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) granted the approval, reported Amwal Alghad.

Riyadh Re is a new Saudi reinsurance company, launched as a wholly owned subsidiary of The Cooperative Insurance Company (Tawuniya) in November 2025.

The new reinsurer joins two other Saudi companies on the FRA’s “Reinsurance Companies List 2026”. The details of Saudi reinsurers on the list are:

 

RATING

S&P

AM Best

Fitch

Moody’s

Financial Rating

Credit

Rating

Financial Rating

Credit

Rating

Financial Rating

Financial Rating

Riyadh Reinsurance

A-

a-

 

 

 

 

Saudi Reinsurance

 

 

A-

a-

 

A3

Walaa Cooperative Insurance

A-

 

 

 

 

A3

Source: FRA

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