AM Best

AM Best's
MENA Insurance Market Briefing - Dubai

AM Best will host its annual MENA regional insurance event on Tuesday, 25 November 2025.

Senior rating analysts and industry executives will discuss recent developments and anticipate their impact on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets for the short-to-medium term.

Agenda

Time	Sessions	Presenters
09:00	Registration
09:30	Welcome and Introductory Comments	Nick Charteris-Black Managing Director, Market Development - EMEA, AM Best
09:35	Global Reinsurance Update	Greg Carter Managing Director, Analytics - EMEA & AP, AM Best
10:00	Local (Re)insuance Update	Mahesh Mistry Senior Director, Head of Analytics, London, AM Best
10:30	GCC Market Dynamics & Rating Observations	Emily Thompson Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best Romeo Berti Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best
11:15	Coffee Break
11:45	CEO Panel - The Leading Rated (Re)insurers in the Middle East	Moderator: Vasilis Katsipis, General Manager, Market Development, MENASCA, AM Best Panelists: Omer Elamin, President - Orient Group Farid Joseph Saber, Group Chief Operations Officer - Gulf Insurance Group Dawoud Sulaiman Al Duwaisan, Chief Executive Officer - Kuwait Re
12:45	Best’s Credit Rating Methodology (BCRM) in Action: Mock Rating Committee	Greg Carter Managing Director, Analytics - EMEA & AP, AM Best Mahesh Mistry Senior Director, Head of Analytics - London, AM Best Ben Diaz-Clegg Associate Director, Analytics, AM Best Emily Thompson Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best Romeo Berti Senior Financial Analyst, AM Best
13:30	Closing Remarks	Nick Charteris-Black Managing Director, Market Development - EMEA, AM Best
13:35	Networking Lunch