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The reinsurance industry has always been remarkably adept at adapting to new risks. It has evolved alongside industrial revolutions, technological breakthroughs, financial innovation and geopolitical change. From insuring wooden sailing vessels crossing unpredictable oceans to underwriting satellites orbiting the Earth, insurers have repeatedly demonstrated an extraordinary ability to quantify uncertainty and transfer risk. Yet a new category of exposure is emerging that may

Political risk, political violence, and trade credit insurance are the lines that matter most when the world becomes most difficult. ARIA Chairperson Oussama A. Kaissi examines what they are, why reinsurance sits at their foundation, and what ADGM's opportunity is.

The FSRA has been engaged in a deliberate programme of regulatory development for the insurance and reinsurance sector. ARIA summarises the changes now in force — and what comes next.

In July 2025, ARIA was formally incorporated within the Abu Dhabi Global Market as the first body dedicated exclusively to the (re)insurance sector. This is the founding story.

In a groundbreaking move for the UAE’s financial and (re)insurance sectors, the first (Re)insurance Association has been established in ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi. This landmark initiative represents a major step forward in building a strong, collaborative, and future-ready (re)insurance ecosystem that supports the strategic ambitions of Abu Dhabi, ADGM, and the United Arab Emirates. The Association of Reinsurance (ADGM) Limited (“ARIA”) was establi