The Gulf Insurance Institute is a joint venture set up by leading insurance corporations across the MENA region who share a commitment towards the development of human resources for the insurance and risk management industry. We aim to become the leading professional centre for insurance, financial planning and risk management academia in the Middle East. We provide a qualification framework that is region specific and internationally accredited, and we promote the highest standards of professional conduct in the industry across the Middle East.

Membership is open to all individuals pursuing an insurance, risk management or related fincancial services career in the region. GII takes the form of a Bahraini closed joint stock company and it was officially incorporated in June 2007 in Bahrain and licensed as a Management and Business Training Institute by the Directorate of Training Institutes Affairs. The paid up share capital is almost BHD 1,000,000 (USD2,650,000).

 The founding shareholder are:

1) Bahrain National Holdings, Bahrain

2) Al-Ahleia Insurance Company, Kuwait

3) Al Khaleej Insurance & Reinsurance, Qatar

4) Nasco Karaoglan, France

5) Oman Insurance Company, UAE

6) National Life & General, Oman

7) Shiekan Insurance & Reinsurance Company, Sudan

Insurance companies and organisations sharing the same commitment and vision as the founding members, and who believe they can add value and help GII reach its strategic objectives in the interests of all its stakeholders, are invited to express their interest to participate.

 Our Mission and Vision

We aim to become the leading organisation to provide learning, sustain development and reward achievement for professionals engaged in conventional and Islamic insurance, risk management and financial planning services in the Middle East.

The vision of our founders is to enrich the insurance industry in the region with the creation of an indigenous, professional organisation for career professionals that truly reflects the regional focus and supported by international partners as in other regions of the world.  They came together from all GCC and other interested countries and have put the capital and resources on the table to realize their vision.

We seek to raise the bar further in insurance and risk management education, and foreseeing the opportunities that the GCC countries have to develop their insurance market into a major global market, we desire to contribute to the development of the human resources that it requires today and in the future.We aim to become an institute whose standards and professionalism will be driven and guarded by the career professionals themselves through membership and participation on its academic governance. Above all we pursue higher standards of competence and integrity in the insurance industry in the region through the provision of relevant qualifications and continued professional development for employees at all levels. 

 Whilst our home is Bahrain, our village is the GCC and the wider Middle East our oyster. 

 We seek to collaborate with vocational institutes in the region, leading international institutes, regulators and educational authorities to realize this vision. We are confident that this vision is shared by many in the GCC and wider Middle East and we welcome any vocational institute, industry association, company or other organization who shares this view to participate in this regional initiative.

Regional Presence

Head quartered in Bahrain, GII trainings are offered in the entire middle east and majority of our members come from the listed countries.

We work towards..

 Promoting Learning

• We develop region-specific insurance qualification programmes in Arabic and English and accredited by international institutes. (CII, AICPCU)

• We develop e-learning programmes  to support our courses and qualifications.

• We develop license-driven qualifications for recognition of holders by supervisory authorities as a standard of competency in insurance and financial services.

• We develop training programmes pursuant to national economic agendas such as Emiratisation, Omanisation Saudisation, Bahrainisation, Kuwaitisation etc.

• We assist our clients with skills gap analyses and consultation for training needs.

• We develop graduate, trainee and apprenticeship schemes to fulfill future employment opportunities in the insurance markets.

Developing Learning Opportunities

• We provide international accrediting bodies and professional institutes with facilities, administrative support, trainers and examination services

• We provide national, regional and international opportunities and fora for the Continued Professional Development of our members

• We provide training for competencies ancillary to the industry such as management, marketing and information technology.

• We promote professional ethics, best practice, corporate governance, and codes of conduct among our members.

Sustaining career development

Rewarding Achievement

• We reward our members with designations (AGII and FGII) which demonstrate to their employers and peers their level of commitment to learning and qualification.

• We award quality Certificates upon successful completion of examinations.

• International partner institutes (CII & AICPCU) award prior learning credits for certificates completed with us.

• We maintain Continued Professional Development records