Company profile: Arab Re

Arab Reinsurance Company SAL was established in Lebanon in 1972 to develop and provide reinsurance capacity for the Arab insurance markets through its management of the Arab Reinsurance Pool. In addition to managing the pool, Arab Re also writes reinsurance business on its own account. The majority of the company’s 56 shareholders are insurers or reinsurers, representing 16 Arab countries. Arab markets account for 92% of the company’s total gross premium income.