Winners and highly commended revealed at MENA II Awards 2025

At a glittering awards ceremony held last night (January 23) in Dubai at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, the winners and highly commended entrants for Intelligent Insurer’s MENA II Awards 2025 were unveiled. 

Featuring 27 categories, the awards celebrated the remarkable achievements of leading insurers, reinsurers, and brokers within the rapidly growing Middle Eastern and North African markets.

Hosted by the talented Hischam Wyne, the event brought together nearly 180 esteemed guests from across the industry. The organisers started the evening with a tremendous thank you to the Award Sponsors: GIG Gulf, Marsh McLennan, NAS Neuron Health Services, MedNet Global Healthcare Solutions and Sema.

The winners and highly commended entrants were decided by an independent panel of expert judges during a rigorous process of scoring and meetings. Each of the judges had been carefully selected for their knowledge and expertise and only judged the categories in which they had no conflict of interest. 

Congratulations to all the winners and highly commended entrants who have demonstrated excellence and stood out in their respective categories.

Actuarial/Risk Consultancy Firm

Winner: Badri Management Consultancy

Highly Commended: EY Consulting LLC

Audit Service Provider

Winner: Grant Thornton UAE

Highly Commended: KPMG Lower Gulf Ltd.

Broker/Distributor of the Year

Winner: Aon

Highly Commended: InsuranceMarket.ae

Claims Manager / Loss Adjuster

Winner: NAS Neuron Health Services

Highly Commended: MedNet Global Healthcare Solutions

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year

Winner: GIG Insurance - Egypt

Highly Commended: GIG Gulf

Cyber Insurance/Broker of the Year

Winner: Marsh

Highly Commended: Aon

Health Insurer of the Year

Winner: GIG Gulf

Highly Commended: Sukoon Insurance 

Insurer of the Year - Overall

Winner: Tawuniya

Highly Commended: Sukoon Insurance 

Insurtech of the Year - Commercial Lines

Winner: elseco

Highly Commended: Democrance

Insurtech of the Year - Personal Lines

Winner: Democrance

Highly Commended: B4E Insurtech Inc

Law Firm of the Year

Winner: Clyde & Co

Highly Commended: Al Tamimi & Company

Life Insurer of the Year

Winner: HAYAH Insurance Company PJSC

Highly Commended: Zurich Middle East

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year

Winner: GIG Insurance - Egypt

Highly Commended: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)

Ratings Agency

Winner: A.M. Best Company

Highly Commended: Moody's Ratings

Reinsurance Broker of the Year 

Winner: Guy Carpenter

Highly Commended: Aon

Reinsurer of the Year

Winner: International General Insurance (IGI)

Highly Commended: Markel International (Dubai)

Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award

Winner: Zurich Middle East

Takaful Specialist

Winner: Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company PSC

Highly Commended: Watania International Holdings PJSC

Third Party Administrator of the Year

Winner: Zurich Workplace Solutions

Highly Commended: MedNet Global Healthcare Solutions

Technology/Software Solution

Winner: Sidani Innovative Management Services

Highly Commended: Democrance

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Insurer of the Year

Winner: Tawuniya

Highly Commended: Bupa Arabia

Oman Insurer of the Year

Winner: Takaful Oman Insurance SAOG

Highly Commended: Arabia Falcon Insurance Company

Qatar Insurer of the Year

Winner: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)

Highly Commended: MetLife Gulf

UAE Insurer of the Year

Winner: Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company PJSC (ADNIC)

Highly Commended: Zurich Middle East

Emerging Talent 

Winner: Michele Grosso, CEO, Democrance

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

Insurance Professional of the Year 

Winner: Alaa El-Zoheiry, Managing Director, GIG Insurance

Joint Highly Commended: Avinash Babur, CEO & Founder, InsuranceMarket.Ae

Joint Highly Commended: Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO, Etihad Credit Insurance

Woman in MENA Insurance

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

Joint Highly Commended: Selma Tom, AVP, Orient Insurance

Joint Highly Commended: Suchita Hirawat, Divisional Director, Head of Growth and Placement for Financial Lines MEA, Howden Insurance Brokers Ltd.

“Last night was a phenomenal event. Over the last few weeks, our expert panel of judges had some incredibly hard decisions to make and we were thrilled to be able to present the winners and highly commended with their trophies and recognise their hard work and contributions to the industry,” said Wyn Jenkins, managing editor, Intelligent Insurer & director of publications, Newton Media Ltd. 

For further information regarding the awards see - https://menairawards.com/menairawards2025/en/page/home or contact: Gina Baillie Senior Researcher & Producer, Intelligent Insurer on gbaillie@intelligentinsurer.com 

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