Nominations now open for MENA IR Awards 2025

Nominations are now being received for Intelligent Insurer's MENA IR Awards 2025. Now in their 14th year, the awards seek to recognise and reward the leading insurers, reinsurers, and brokers within the Middle Eastern and North African markets.

The awards feature a number of new judges for 2025. The expert judging panel includes some of the most influential figures in insurance in the region including:

• Ranji Sinha, Chief Commercial Officer - Emerging Markets and Strategic Initiatives, Sukoon
• Racha Moukayed McClelland, Managing Director, Howden Guardian Insurance Brokers
• Philip Story, Chairman, DIFC Insurance Association
• Riyad Jaddal, CEO, Go Global Consulting
• Atinc Yilmaz, Regional CEO, Turkey and Central Asia, Howden Broking 
• Owais Ansari, CEO, Life & Health, MENA, Munich Re 
• Zubair Siddiqi, Head of Digital & Alliances Middle East, Zurich Life
• Rabih Haber, Chief Talent Officer- MetLife and CHRO for MetLife Asia and EMEA, MetLife
• Sultan Alkhomashi, CEO, Tawuniya
• Peregrine Towneley, Chairman, International Operations, BMS Group
• Omar Gouda, Managing Director/CEO, Misr Insurance Company
• Andrew Woodward, Regional Head, Middle East & Turkey, Lloyds
• Lina Hantas, SEO, Westfield Specialty Middle East  
• Avinash Babur, CEO, InsuranceMarketAE
• Vamshidhar Vanama, Deputy CEO, Orient Insurance
• Alaa El-Zoheiry, Chairman, Insurance Federation of Egypt
• Jugal Madaan, CUO, Abu Dhabi National Insurance 
• Pierre de Mirman, Deputy CEO, Pacific Prime

Using a mix of scoring and judges meetings, the winners will be determined by the independent judging panel only and announced at a glittering evening awards ceremony in Dubai at the Shangri-La Hotel on January 23rd, 2025.  

 "As the MENA insurance industry continues to grow, Intelligent Insurer is pleased to recognise and reward leading insurers, reinsurers, brokers and technology providers within the Middle Eastern and North African markets for excellence, innovation and sector-wide contributions. We can't wait to announce the winners and celebrate with the industry's elite in Dubai in January." Helen Raff, Director of Events, Intelligent Insurer. 

The Awards feature a number of new categories for 2025 and comprise of 25 Company Awards categories and 3 Individual Awards categories:

• Actuarial/Risk Consultancy Firm
• Audit Service Provider
• Broker/Distributor of the Year
• Claims Manager / Loss Adjuster
• Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
• Cyber Insurance Company of the Year 
• Health Insurer
• Insurer of the Year – Overall
• Insurtech of the Year - Commercial Lines
• Insurtech of the Year - Personal Lines
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Insurer of the Year
• Law Firm
• Life Insurer
• Oman Insurer
• Personal Lines Insurer of the Year
• Qatar Insurer
• Ratings Agency
• Reinsurance Broker
• Reinsurer of the Year
• Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award
• Takaful Specialist
• Technology/Software Solution
• Third-Party Administrator
• Türkiye Insurer of the Year
• UAE Insurer

Individual categories include: 

• Woman in MENA Insurance Award
• Emerging Talent 
• Insurance Professional of the Year

Companies and individuals who operate in the MENA region are invited to submit their nominations via this page before Thursday October 24th. 

For all awards enquiries please contact:

Gina Baillie
Senior Researcher & Producer
Intelligent Insurer
Direct: +44 (0)203 301 8245
Email: gbaillie@intelligentinsurer.com

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