A practical comparison of the UAE's largest insurance providers across health, motor, life and Takaful cover. Mandatory rules by emirate, regulator details, and a buyer's guide for residents and businesses.
Orient Insurance is a Dubai-domiciled general insurer founded in 1982 and wholly owned by the Al-Futtaim Group. It is one of the UAE's largest motor insurers by policy count, leveraging Al-Futtaim Auto's Toyota, Lexus, Honda, and Volvo dealer network, and writes a full general-insurance book across health, travel, property, marine, and corporate lines.
Salama is the UAE's largest Takaful (Sharia-compliant) insurer and one of the oldest in the world, founded in Dubai in 1979 and listed on the DFM. It offers cooperative-pool motor, health, family and general cover supervised by an internal Sharia Supervisory Board, with pricing broadly in line with conventional peers.