Saudi Re announces an agreement with UK-headquartered insurance company Aviva Insurance Limited or the sale of Saudi Re’s entire 49.9% stake in Probitas Holdings (Bermuda) Limited including its subsidiaries, for a consideration of GBP 120 million subject to final closing adjustments. Commenting on the transaction, Fahad Al-Hesni, Managing Director and CEO of Saudi Re, said “We believe the transaction will enable Saudi Re to strengthen its competitive position and reorient our financial resources towards new growth opportunities domestically and internationally.” Al-Hesni further noted that the transaction was agreed on terms very attractive to Saudi Re and creates a substantial shareholder value, generating nearly five times return on the initial investment. As Saudi Re embarks on an ambition growth journey, the proceeds will further reinforce Saudi Re’s capital base and provide ample support for future expansion and diversification. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals from relevant authorities and is expected to close in mid-2024. Tadawul Announcement  

We are delighted to announce that Mr. Ahmed Al-Jabr has been appointed as the Acting CEO of “Saudi Re”. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Fahad Al-Hesni, the former MD/CEO, for his tremendous contributions during his tenure with the company, and we wish him the best of luck in his future ventures. For more details: Announcement Details

Saudi Re participates as Platinum Sponsor of the GAIF (General Arab Insurance Federation) 29th General Conference which will take place at Marrakech-Morocco, between 21st and 23rd May 2012. GAIF biennial general conference attracts the attention of the MENA insurance industry. The GAIF 2012 features leading speakers addressing a theme of “Insurance and the Arab World Reform”. The conference presents an important opportunity for the industry professionals regionally and internationally to meet and discuss matters affecting the industry. http://gaif2012.com

As part of its efforts to share best practice with its clients, Saudi Re has organized a seminar titled “the reinsurance value proposition: actuarial modeling and capital management”. The event, held in Riyadh on Oct 8th 2011, was attended by an audience of senior executives in the Saudi insurance industry. In his opening remarks, Mr. Fahad Al-Hesni, CEO Saudi Re, said“The topic of the seminar was stimulated by discussions with some of our clients. Analyzing volatility and capital allocation per line of business can provide valuable insights in respect of developing a reinsurance strategy as well as a business strategy, and this seminar is intended to shed light on how benefit from actuarial analysis”. He also added “this comes as part of a series of seminars covering a spectrum of topics which Saudi Re host for its clients across different markets”.  Beside Mr. Fahad Al-Hesni, CEO Saudi Re, other speakers were Mr. Andreas Bollmann, Saudi Re Chief Underwriting Officer who discussed the value proposition of reinsurance, Dr. Ameer Batcha, Saudi Re Chief Risk Officer who has lead a session on solvency regimes and risk based capital, and Mr. Safdar Jafar, Milliman’s Managing Director Middle East and Africa who discussed the value of actuarial modeling.

As part of its efforts to share best practice with its clients, Saudi Re has organized a training workshop titled “Commercial Property Underwriting”   The event, held in Riyadh on Jun 19th & 20th 2012,  was attended by an audience of insurance professionals representing 20 companies in the Saudi insurance industry. The training workshop focused on the technical aspects of property underwriting covering the different types of construction and their characteristics, common occupancy hazards, fire protection systems, fire and natural catastrophe exposures, and evaluating the risk of burglary and theft. Mr. Fahad Al-Hesni, MD-CEO of Saudi Re, commented “Property insurance approximately generates premiums of SAR 1 billion representing 6% of the overall insurance market in Saudi Arabia. Thus, Saudi Re conducts these training programs to strengthen the technical knowledge of property line of business which has a great growth potential especially in the light of the economic and infrastructure developments we are experiencing in the Kingdom.” He also added “this workshop comes as part of a series of training events covering a spectrum of topics which Saudi Re hosts for its clients of insurance companies across different markets”.

Saudi Re organizes a seminar to its clients titled: “Saudi P&C Market: Trends & Developments” on Oct 10th 2012 in Riyadh. The seminar provides  the industry professionals with an update of the key trends of the insurance and reinsurance market in Saudi Arabia, and discusses the design of optimal reinsurance coverage. The key topics include: trend analysis of pricing and terms of primary insurance in the Saudi market in property, engineering and motor lines of business, developments in the reinsurance pricing and renewals in the Saudi market, and issues relating to managing exposure and setting retention levels.