Dubai, UAE – 06 May 2026
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has reinforced its position as a leading global reinsurance hub, reporting strong sector growth in 2025 driven by rising premiums, ecosystem expansion, and increased international participation.
Gross written premiums rose to USD 4.2 billion in 2025, marking a 20 per cent increase from USD 3.5 billion in 2024 and doubling since 2022. Premiums brokered from DIFC also grew to more than USD 3.4 billion, up 14 per cent year-on-year, reflecting the continued scale and maturity of the Centre’s insurance ecosystem.
The sector’s growth has been supported by strong performance across property and liability lines, alongside marine, aviation, and transport segments. Today, DIFC hosts more than 135 insurance and reinsurance firms, spanning underwriting, broking, captive management, and specialist risk transfer activities across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region and beyond.
Ecosystem expansion remains robust, with 28 new insurance-related firms authorized during 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. Notable new entrants include Allianz Trade Middle East Limited, Atradius Trade Credit Reinsurance (DIFC) Ltd., Howden Reinsurance Brokers Limited, Manulife Middle East Limited, and QIC (DIFC) Limited, among others.
In parallel, several global players are expanding their footprint within DIFC, underlining continued confidence in the Centre as a long-term regional base.
Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority, said the sector’s performance reflects growing global confidence in DIFC as a jurisdiction for sophisticated risk transfer, underwriting, and innovation. He added that with Dubai ranked among the world’s top financial centers for insurance, DIFC will continue to focus on deepening market capacity, attracting institutional players, and supporting sustainable growth.
As the region’s only financial center operating at scale across all financial services, DIFC remains well-positioned to support the evolving needs of the global insurance and reinsurance industry, offering regulatory clarity, a strong legal framework, and an environment designed to foster innovation.
