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Company Overview
Status of registration:
Active
Business activities:
Authorized Purposes ( promote insurance industry on supporting the entities working in this industry)
Registered Number:
1813
Registered offices:
Unit 07 , Level 2, Gate Village Building 2, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, 113355, United Arab Emirates
Company Information
Incorporated Organisation Name:
DIFC Insurance Association NPIO
Name:
DIFC Insurance Association NPIO
Status of Registration:
Active
Type of License:
Non Regulated
Type of Entity:
Non Profit Incorporated Organization
Date of Incorporation:
29 Mar 2015
Operating License Validity Date:
28 Mar 2020
Secretary:
Bassel Hindawi
DNFBP: 
Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions
No
Financial Year End:
31st December
Auditor:
Grant Thornton Auditing & Accounting
Founding Member:
Aetna Global Benefits Limited
AIG MEA Limited
Allianz Risk Transfer AG (Dubai Branch)
American Life Insurance Company
MS Amlin (MENA) Limited
Aon Benfield Middle East Limited
ArgoGlobal Underwriting (Dubai) Limited
Asia Capital Reinsurance Group Pte. Ltd.
B&F Partners Limited
XL Catlin Middle East Limited
Emirates Retakaful Limited
Fenchurch Faris Limited
GroupMed Reinsurance Brokers Limited
HDFC International Life and Re Company Limited
International General Insurance Company (Dubai) Ltd.
ITA (Middle East) Limited
Lloyd's Limited
Mercer Financial Services Middle East Limited
Munich Re Underwriting Agents (DIFC) Limited
Nasco France S.A.
Besso Re (Middle East) Limited
Cigna Insurance Management Services (DIFC) Limited
Coface Credit Insurance GCC Ltd
QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited
RFIB Middle East
RGA Reinsurance Company Middle East Limited
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Limited
Tokio Marine Middle East Limited
TransRe Zurich Ltd
United Insurance Brokers (DIFC) Limited
Willis Limited
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Data Protection
Data Controller:
DIFC Insurance Association NPIO
DIFC Registered Number:
1813
Permits required by Data Controller:
Notification of Personal Data operations:
No
Permit to transfer Personal Data:
No
Permit to Process Sensitive Personal Data:
No
Former Properties
Founding Members:
Bassel Hindawi until 30 April 2018
Wayne Jones until 30 April 2018
Mark Cooper until 30 April 2018