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Middle East Insurance CFO Summit 2026

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Middle East Insurance CFO Summit 2026

Two-day summit for Gulf insurance CFOs, finance directors, actuaries and risk officers on capital, reinsurance and finance strategy.

About this event

The Middle East Insurance CFO Summit gathers the finance leadership of the region's insurers and reinsurers in Dubai. Organised by Middle East Insurance Review with the support of the Emirates Insurance Federation, the 2026 edition runs under the theme 'Beyond the Numbers: How Middle East Insurance CFOs are Redefining Value, Resilience and Growth in an Era of Disruption', with a programme shaped by regional conflict, tighter reinsurance capacity and regulatory change.

Key topics

The published programme covers fifteen sessions on the CFO's agenda.

  • The evolving strategic role of the insurance CFO
  • Capital management and balance-sheet resilience
  • Rethinking pricing and reserving
  • Structuring reinsurance in a harder market
  • Asset-liability management and investment strategy
  • IFRS 17, solvency frameworks and compliance
  • Digitising the finance function with AI and automation
  • Sanctions exposure and financial compliance
  • Building the finance talent pipeline
  • Scenario planning and stress testing
  • Sovereign risk assessment
  • Parametric and alternative risk transfer; Investor relations and board reporting; ESG, climate risk and sustainable finance

Who should attend

The summit is aimed at finance and risk decision-makers in insurance and the firms that serve them.

  • CFOs, CEOs, COOs, controllers, heads of FP&A and finance transformation leads of insurers and reinsurers
  • Regulators
  • Investment managers
  • Actuaries, accountants and tax managers
  • Consultants, technology experts, lawyers and advisers to the insurance industry

Format

Two days of conference sessions with tea breaks and lunches included in the delegate fee. The same organiser holds the 13th Middle East Insurance Industry Awards in Dubai on 25 November 2026.

Tickets & passes

  • Subscriber – early bird — USD 1,280: Until 23 Oct 2026; for Asia/Middle East Insurance Review subscribers
  • Non-subscriber – early bird — USD 1,580: Until 23 Oct 2026; includes a one-year digital subscription
  • Subscriber – normal rate — USD 1,780
  • Non-subscriber – normal rate — USD 1,980: Includes a one-year digital subscription

Middle East Insurance CFO Summit 2026 is a Finance event taking place 23-24 Nov 2026 at Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel

23215 Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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23–24 November 2026

Middle East Insurance CFO Summit 2026