Oman Re has successfully hosted its inaugural Insurance Leadership Roundtable bringing together the CEOs and top executives of Oman's insurance sector for an evening of dialogue, foresight and collaboration.
Themed “Future-Proofing Organisations in the Era of AI”, the roundtable was held on 28 September 2025, at the W Hotel, Muscat.
The landmark event was led by Professor Hernan Bruno, Professor of Marketing and Digital Environment at the University of Cologne, Germany. Drawing on more than 15 years of global executive education experience, Prof Bruno guided participants through key themes shaping the future of insurance: technological momentum, organisational change, decentralisation and automation, and customer centricity.
In his opening remarks, Mr Romel Tabaja, CEO of Oman Re, underscored the purpose of this initiative as a platform for collective industry engagement. “The Insurance Leadership Roundtable reflects our steadfast commitment to advancing Oman’s insurance market through collaboration, foresight and innovation. As the industry undergoes rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence and digital technologies, it is essential that we come together, exchange insights and chart strategies that ensure resilience and growth,” said Mr Tabaja.
The evening workshop was followed by a networking dinner, offering insurance leaders an opportunity to deepen connections and explore shared strategies for navigating the evolving digital risk landscape.
The Insurance Leadership Roundtable will serve as an annual platform under Oman Re’s leadership, designed to foster strategic dialogue and support the sustainable development of Oman’s insurance sector.
Commencing operations in 2009, Oman Re is the first and only reinsurance company in Oman with the purpose of writing Facultative and Treaty business from local and international markets. Oman Re’s current territorial scope includes the Middle East, Afro-Asian countries, Central and Eastern European countries, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Oman Re writes marine and non-marine lines of business. In August 2021, Oman Re launched its branch at the Qatar Financial Centre. In January 2025, the reinsurer introduced Shariah-compliant retakaful solutions after securing a retakaful window licence.