Qatar: An emerging regional insurance hub

The September („Monte Carlo“) edition of Global Reinsurance magazine (London) features an article contributed by Fetooh Al Zayani, Managing Director at the Qatar Financial Centre Authority, and Kai-Uwe Schanz, Principal Partner at Dr. Schanz, Alms & Company, Zurich.

The piece discusses the economic dynamics of the Gulf region, the increasing sophistication of local insurance markets and some key challenges ahead of reinsurers. It further provides eight specific reasons for foreign insurers and reinsurers to consider a local or regional presence in Qatar, one of the world’s fastest growing insurance markets and the world’s wealthiest country as measured by GDP per capita.

The article is available here .