How to Enter

Open to all actuarial or risk consulting businesses servicing clients in the MENA region. Judges will be looking for companies whose customers hold in high regard regarding their loss reserving, risk modelling, business planning, forecasting and the development of early warning systems.

Open to all auditing and accounting businesses servicing clients in the MENA region. Entrants will be judged on their ability to deliver efficiency in key areas such as tax reporting and auditing.

Open to all brokerages/distributors operating in the MENA region. This award will reward a brokerage/distributor that has demonstrated excellent service while meeting a client’s specific needs. The broker/distributor must have a proven track record of business growth and should be an industry leader in broking and customer service.

Open to any claims management & loss adjusting firms or claims handling division of a business dealing with MENA-based clients. Judges will look for the following high-quality services given to claimants.

This category will be judged on the performance of the commercial lines insurer relative to its size and scope of business, as well as its achievement of business objectives, market profile and customer satisfaction. We welcome submissions from insurers of all sizes, providing cover in lines of commercial insurance.

This category recognises the standout performer specialising in cyber insurance in the MENA region over the past year. The category is open to re/insurers and brokers. The judges will be looking for a company that has shown robust industry knowledge and excellent customer service.

The judges will award the insurer who really stands out from the rest, particularly in this highly competitive line of business. The winner will have displayed innovation and good relationships with a wide network of healthcare centres and innovative market experience.

This category recognises the insurer who has set the standard for others to follow over the past year. The judges will be looking for a company that has shown sustainable growth, innovation and robust industry knowledge. Although scale is a consideration, it is the company’s development which will set it apart from the rest.

This award is for the provider of technology and related services to the insurance industry. This category welcomes entries from across the full spectrum of technological applications but they must focus on commercial lines. Evidence of success in implementation, leading to operational savings, improved business performance, or enhanced client experience will be among the key attributes of the successful entry.

This award is for the provider of technology and related services to the insurance industry. This category welcomes entries from across the full spectrum of technological applications but they must focus on personal lines. Evidence of success in implementation, leading to operational savings, improved business performance, or enhanced client experience will be among the key attributes of the successful entry.

This award will go to the law firm that provides top tier legal advice to the insurance industry, as well as providing a dedicated service to the market. The winner will display range and expertise in handling insurance related cases.

The judges will award the life insurer who really stands out from the rest, particularly in this highly competitive line of business. The winner will have displayed innovation and good relationships with a wide network.

This category will be judged on the performance of the insurer relative to its size and scope of business, as well as its achievement of business objectives, market profile and customer satisfaction. We welcome submissions from insurers of all sizes, providing cover in all lines of personal lines insurance.

Open to all ratings agencies, this category will focus on the agency's methodology, customer reporting and service levels together with any efficiencies or additional benefits to the market.

The category rewards the broker who has shown the best business strategy and maintained a strong client base over the past year, as well as adding significant value to the reinsurance process during the generation of new business.

Open to all reinsurers operating in the MENA region. This award will reward a reinsurer that has demonstrated excellent service while meeting a client’s specific needs. The reinsurer must have demonstrated a proven track record of business growth and should be an industry leader in reinsurance and customer service.

This award recognises exceptional innovations in sustainability practices in the MENA insurance sector. The initiative should ideally demonstrate measurable results, positive impacts, scalability and replicability. The focus of this category is on how insurers and other market players are leveraging their influence to drive sustainable and social outcomes beyond their own operations. This award is open to re/insurer, MGAs, brokers and other insurance market participants.

The judges will be looking for a takaful company with a strong focus on Shariah compliance, technical underwriting and stable returns. The winning firm must have demonstrated a proven track record of business growth and should be an industry leader in sharia governance.

This award will go to the provider that is judged to have the most efficient and effective operation in place in the MENA region. The winner will be the leading provider in the market, with a skilled team and using robust systems and processes.

The Technology/Software Solution of the year award recognises the service provider that has made the biggest impact on the industry through their technological innovation and product offering. Judges will assess product innovation alongside proactive efforts to educate the market in the technology field.

The winner will have demonstrated strong partnerships and has excelled in connecting insurers and clients, facilitating the underwriting process, and driving innovation in the insurance distribution ecosystem.

This award will go to the insurance company that has successfully harnessed new technologies across both front-end and back-end operations to enhance competitiveness, improve efficiency, and elevate the customer experience. This includes advancements in customer acquisition, retention, claims processing, communications, and core operational systems.

The judges will recognise the motor insurer that has truly distinguished itself in this competitive and fast-evolving sector. The winner will have demonstrated innovation and strong partnerships across an extensive network.

The judges will bestow this award based on the insurer who has achieved a leading position in its respective country. The insurer will have established a strong business model with a wide-reaching network. A great marketing strategy and top-quality product offerings will also set this insurer apart from its competitors.

The judges will bestow this award based on the insurer who has achieved a leading position in its respective country. The insurer will have established a strong business model with a wide-reaching network. A great marketing strategy and top-quality product offerings will also set this insurer apart from its competitors.

The judges will bestow this award based on the insurer who has achieved a leading position in its respective country. The insurer will have established a strong business model with a wide-reaching network. A great marketing strategy and top-quality product offerings will also set this insurer apart from its competitors.

The judges will bestow this award based on the insurer who has achieved a leading position in its respective country. The insurer will have established a strong business model with a wide-reaching network. A great marketing strategy and top-quality product offerings will also set this insurer apart from its competitors.

The judges will bestow this award based on the insurer who has achieved a leading position in its respective country. The insurer will have established a strong business model with a wide-reaching network. A great marketing strategy and top-quality product offerings will also set this insurer apart from its competitors.

This award will go to the re/insurance professional who identifies as female who has demonstrated exceptional commitment, passion and drive. Their achievements and actions set a positive example for others to follow. The individual can be in any company, but must be well established, experienced and with demonstrable success.

This award will go to the re/insurance professional who has demonstrated the commitment, passion and drive to become one of the industry’s key movers and shakers. The individual can be in any company, but must be well established, experienced and with demonstrable success and a passion to lift others in the industry.

This category recognises an individual who has been working in the industry for less than eight years and has demonstrated exceptional potential, innovation, and commitment to shaping the future of the sector.

This award recognises an individual who has made significant contributions to developing talent in the insurance space, guiding young professionals in ways that progress and improve this important sector.