ARIG
At the time, Middle East was making the investors dream and ARIG was promising to become the giant to be courted from the very beginning.
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Krueger M. Udo, |
Chief Executive Officer |
Twenty-five years after this remarkable launch, ARIG, which, meanwhile, has tried various development strategies, lastly found its place in the market, its ambition being to become a reinsurance leader in the Middle East.
Looked upon as the most important reinsurance company in the MENA region, ARAB INSURANCE GROUP (BSC) is the fruit of an Arab partnership regrouping Kuwait, Libya and United Arab Emirates.
ARIG in 2004
Authorised capital | 500 million USD |
Paid up capital | 200 million USD |
Turnover | 131 million USD |
Net profit | 26.5 million USD |
Number of employees | 210 |
Presence | Bahrain, Dubai, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Singapore |
Management
Chief Executive Officer | Krueger M. Udo |
General Manager Reinsurance | Yassir Albaharna |
Director Finance & Investments | M. Mathews John |
Investors
6,000 private and institutional investors share the capital among them:the government of the United Arab Emirates via: |
- The Ministry of Finance and Industry - General Pension & Social Security Authority - Real Estate Bank |
the Government of Kuwait via: |
- The Kuwait Investment Authority |
the Government of Libya via: |
- The Central Bank of Libya |
They have worked at ARIG, ...
Adli Ahmed Al-Aseeri | Reinsurance Manager |
Salal Al Kadiri | General Manager, ARIG London |
Farouk Khwaja | General Manager |
Lakhdar Moussi | Director Finance & Administration |
Loay Al-Naqib | Reinsurance General Manager |
Nooruddin A. Nooruddin | General Manager and member of the Board of Directors |
G. Rangarajan | General Manager, ARIG London |
Abdelatif Sharif Al Rayes | Insurance and Investments General Manager |
Santhanagopalan | Reinsurance General Manager |
Badr Wahedi | Financial Manager |
Breakdown of premiums by class of business: 2000-2004
in millions USDClass of business | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Property | 76.9 | 67.8 | 75.0 | 81.7 | 93.3 |
Marine | 41.7 | 34.4 | 25.5 | 18.6 | 21.4 |
Motor | 8.0 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 11.8 |
Life | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
Total | 126.6 | 114.5 | 110.2 | 113.6 | 131.8 |

Contact
Head office | P.O. Box 26992, Manama, Bahrain |
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Phone | (+973) 1754 4444 |
Fax | (+973) 1753 1155/0289 |
info [at] arig [dot] com [dot] bh | |
Website | |
Tunis branch | Espace Tunis, Bloc C, Entry No. 1 Appartement No. C 5/4, 5th floor Montplaisir, Tunis, Tunisia |
Mailing adress | P.O. Box 6, 1002 Belvedere, Tunis, Tunisia |
Phone | (+216) 71 78 6800/8564 |
Fax | (+216) 71 78 5397 |
Subsidiaries and associates
Arab Lebanese Group - ALIG | Borj Al Ghazal, 7th floor Achrafieh Tabaris, Beyrouth, Lebanon |
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Phone | (+961) 1 327 222 |
Fax | (+961) 1 326 999 |
Takaful Re Limited | DIFC (Dubai International Financial Center) The Gate, Level 4 - Precinct Building 3, Tenancy 3 – Dubai - UAE |
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Gulf Warranties | P.O. Box - 5209, Dubai U.A.E |
Phone | (+971) 4 33 55 347 |
Fax | (+971) 4 33 55 679 |
Email | ajit [at] gulfwarranties [dot] ae |
Website | |
ARIMA Insurance Software W.L.L | P.O. Box 15642, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain |
Phone | (+973) 17 544 111 |
Fax | (+973) 17 918 111 |
Email | arima [at] arima [dot] com [dot] bh |
Website |

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