Meet The Finalists

Actuarial/Risk Consultancy Firm

Badri Management Consultancy

Braxtone

Deloitte

EY Consulting

Audit Service Provider

Grant Thornton UAE

KPMG

PwC

Broker/Distributor of the Year

Al Futtaim Willis

Al Redha Insurance Brokers
Aon

InsuranceMarket.ae

Pacific Prime

Lifecare International Insurance

Marsh

Claims Manager / Loss Adjuster

Alliance Insurance

Mednet

McLarens

NAS Neuron Health Services

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year

GIG Egypt

GIG Gulf

Lloyd's

QBE

Cyber Insurance/Broker of the Year

AON

GIG Gulf

Marsh

QBE

Health Insurer

Abu Dhabi National Insurance

BUPA Arabia

Cigna Healthcare

Dubai National Insurance

GIG Gulf

MetLife Gulf

National Health Insurance

Sukoon Insurance

Insurer of the Year - Overall

Qatar Insurance Company

Tawuniya

GIG Insurance

Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company

Misr Insurance

Sukoon Insurance

Allianz Egypt

Liva Insurance

Zurich

Insurtech of the Year - Commercial Lines

Charles Taylor

Democrance

Elseco

Insurtech of the Year - Personal Lines

B4E Insurtech Inc

eSanad

Vita Virtues

Democrance

AURA Insure Technologies

InsuranceMarket.ae

Law Firm

Al Tamimi & Company

Clyde & Co

DWF

Fichte & Co Legal

Pinsent Masons

Life Insurer

HAYAH

MetLife Gulf

Sukoon Insurance

Zurich Middle East

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year

GIG Egypt

Qatar Insurance Company

Sukoon

Tawuniya

Ratings Agency

A.M. Best

Fitch Ratings

Moody's

Reinsurance Broker of the Year 

Aon 

Guy Carpenter 

Risk Exchange

Reinsurer of the Year

HDFC International Life and Re

International General Insurance 

Lloyd’s Middle East

Markel International

Munich Re

Saudi Re

Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award

GIG Egypt

Hayah

Zurich Middle East

Takaful Specialist

Abu Dhabi National Takaful

Salama Islamic Arab Insurance

Takaful Oman Insurance

Qatar Islamic Insurance

Watania

Third Party Administrator of the Year

Charles Taylor

Mednet

NAS Neuron Health Services

Zurich Middle East

Technology/Software Solution

Badri Management Consultancy

Democrance

Go Global

Sapiens

Sidani Innovative Management Services

United Cooperative Assurance

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

BUPA Arabia

MedGulf

Tawuniya

Oman Insurer

AFIC

Liva Insurance

Sukoon

Takaful Oman

Qatar Insurer of the Year

Damaan Islamic Insurance

Doha Insurance Group

MetLife Gulf

Qatar Insurance Company

UAE Insurer

Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company

Awnic

Sukoon Insurance

Zurich Middle East

Women in MENA Insurance

Aicha Ghaffari, Insurtech Industry Developer, MENA Insurelab  

Anuja Shah, Head of Strategy and Information Technology, Zurich Insurance 

Dr. Sonja De Pattenden, COO, Viva Insurance 

Francesca Mills, Head of UW - MEA, Allianz Partners 

Leah Cotterill, CEO, Cigna Healthcare 

Nariman Maalouf, Head of Broker Relations and Dubai Branch, Methaq Takaful Insurance 

Nadia Boumeziout, Head of Sustainability & Information Governance, Zurich 

Mina Sahib, Managing Director of The Code Consultancy & Founder of the Women in Insurance Network - MENA

 Ragheda El Khoury, COO, Fidelity United 

Selma Tom, AVP, Orient Insurance 

Saima Akhtar, Head of Insurance Operations, Yallacompare 

Suchita Hirawat, Divisional Director, Head of Growth and Placement for Financial Lines MEA, Howden Insurance Brokers 

Insurance Professional of the Year 

Alaa El-Zoheiry, Managing Director, GIG Insurance 
Anas Mistareehi, CEO, eSanad

 Aman Pal Singh, Founder & CEO, B4E Insurtech Inc 

Avinash Babur, CEO & Founder, InsuranceMarket.ae 

 Frederik Bisbjerg, eData Information Management 

Gregory Irgin, Head of Insurance Risk, Neom 
Khaldoon Hemsi, MD, IMEA, Guy Carpenter

 Majd Nemeh, Head of Legal, Zurich 

Omar Gouda, MD & CEO, Misr Insurance 

Racha Moukayed McClelland, MD, Howden Guardian 

 Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO, Etihad Credit Insurance

Sajith Kumar, CEO & MD, UAE, Howden Insurance Brokers

Emerging Talent 

Dalal Asfour, Assistant Underwriter, Markel International 

Mani Marwah, Senior Legal Contracts and Insurance Officer, Chiyoda 

 Michele Grosso, CEO, Democrance 

Oulfa Maazouz, Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS) Middle East Distribution Manager, Zurich Insurance

Join the glittering Awards Ceremony where the winners will be revealed!

The judging period is now taking place and the winners and highly commended entrants will be decided by our independent panel of expert judges. The judges have been carefully selected for their knowledge and expertise and are placed only on categories for which they have no conflict of interest. 

The winners will be unveiled at a glittering awards ceremony in Dubai on Thursday 23rd January 2025. Don't miss your chance to join insurance leaders from across the MENA region to network and celebrate in style.  Contact Will Sutton wsutton@newtonmedia.co.uk for details. 

Missed the nomination period this year? The Awards will return in 2026!  

Nominations are now closed for the MENA Awards 2025 but will re-open in summer 2025 for the 2026 edition of the awards.

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