Insurance Recruiter
The right insurance talent is essential to succeeding in the UAE’s rapidly evolving insurance market. At Selby Jennings, we connect experienced finance and insurance professionals with leading local and international insurers across the region. From underwriting and claims to risk and actuarial roles, we understand the regulatory landscape, multicultural work environments and growth priorities of the UAE market. We focus on candidates who bring technical expertise, regional awareness and strong cultural alignment.
Supporting every step of your insurance recruitment journey
Access to regional and international insurance talent
The UAE attracts insurance professionals from across the Middle East, Europe and Asia, creating a highly competitive market for talent. We leverage our global network and regional presence to identify professionals who understand both international standards and local expectations. From technical specialists to strategic leaders, we help you secure talent that adds value from day one.
Deep understanding of the UAE insurance landscape
The sector is evolving quickly due to regulatory changes, market consolidation, digital transformation and increasing consumer expectations. Our team tracks these shifts and understands how they impact hiring needs across underwriting, claims, risk and actuarial functions. We source professionals who can operate within the UAE’s unique business environment and contribute to long-term growth.
Recruitment strategies built around your organisation
Insurance hiring in the UAE often requires balancing technical skill, cultural fit and regional experience. We design recruitment strategies based on your structure, ambition and timelines. Whether you are entering the market, scaling teams or replacing key talent, we offer flexible search models including retained, contingent and project-based hiring.
Partnership beyond placement
Talent retention is a major challenge in the UAE insurance market due to competition and career mobility. We go beyond sourcing candidates by offering market insights, salary benchmarking and succession planning support. Our goal is to build long-term partnerships that help you strengthen capability, improve retention and stay ahead in a fast-moving market.
Underwriting recruitment
The UAE insurance sector is diversifying, with growth in specialty lines, takaful and digital products. Underwriters who can assess emerging risks such as cyber and climate are in high demand. Firms also want talent that understands cross-border exposures across the GCC. We place professionals who combine underwriting discipline, commercial acumen and regional insight.
Claims recruitment
Claims volumes in the UAE continue to rise due to economic growth, large infrastructure projects and evolving regulation. Insurers are under pressure to improve speed and transparency, especially for digitally minded customers. We recruit claims professionals who can handle complex, high-value cases, adopt technology and deliver strong customer service.
Risk recruitment
The UAE market is placing increased focus on risk functions, particularly around cyber, catastrophe, climate, regulatory compliance and ESG. Insurers are expanding risk teams to manage these pressures. We find candidates who understand local regulations, can build enterprise risk frameworks and support strategic decision-making.
Actuarial recruitment
Actuarial talent is limited in the UAE and across the Gulf, while demand is growing. IFRS 17 implementation, evolving pricing models, predictive analytics and data science are driving the need for actuarial expertise. Actuaries who can work across life, non-life and reinsurance are especially sought after. We source professionals with strong technical skills and GCC market understanding.
Selby Jennings supports a broad range of firms across the insurance industry, including but not limited to:
- Life and family takaful providers
- Property and casualty insurers
- Health and medical insurance carriers
- Reinsurance and retrocession companies
- Specialty and multinational insurers operating in the DIFC and ADGM
- InsurTech and digital-first insurance platforms
- Captive insurance units and insurance-backed investment arms
- Regional and international composite insurers
…and many more firms where actuarial insight, underwriting expertise, and risk management are critical to success.
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Selby Jennings offers various workforce solutions tailored to your specific objectives.
- Permanent hires - Our permanent search service, whether through contingent or retained insurance recruitment, helps you secure the professionals who can truly make an impact.
- Contract hires - Our extensive network of contractors and interim managers integrate seamlessly into companies to drive short term goals.
- Multi-hire projects - We take a consultative approach with our clients, managing the entire recruitment process from sourcing to hiring across the entire project.
Selby Jennings partners with leading insurance and reinsurance firms globally to deliver top-tier talent across actuarial, risk, underwriting, and analytics functions. Roles we typically support include, but are not limited to:
- Actuarial Analyst (Life, P&C, Health)
- Pricing Actuary
- Reserving Actuary
- Capital Modelling Analyst
- Risk Analyst (Insurance / Enterprise Risk)
- Catastrophe Risk Analyst
- Underwriting Analyst
- Claims Analyst
- Reinsurance Analyst
- Product Development Analyst
- Data Scientist / Insurance Analytics Specialist
We connect high-performing professionals with life insurers, health carriers, P&C companies, and reinsurers where technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and innovation drive long-term success.
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Selby Jennings demonstrated a deep understanding of the reinsurance space and consistently delivered high-quality candidates across actuarial, risk, and analytics. Their market knowledge and responsiveness made them an invaluable recruitment partner.
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FAQs
We work with life, health, general (P&C) and reinsurance companies across the UAE, as well as takaful providers, specialty insurers, brokers, captives, InsurTech platforms and composite groups operating in DIFC or ADGM. We also support multinational insurers entering or expanding in the region.
Yes. Takaful and Sharia-compliant products are a major part of the UAE market. We recruit professionals who understand Islamic finance principles, regulatory requirements and market dynamics, across underwriting, actuarial, risk and distribution roles.
We recruit both. Many insurers in the UAE need Emirati nationals for localisation targets, while others seek international expertise for technical and leadership roles. We maintain networks across the region and globally to offer a balanced talent pool.
Highly competitive. Skilled underwriters, actuaries, risk professionals and experienced claims managers are in short supply due to regulation (e.g. IFRS 17), product innovation and market growth. Demand often exceeds local supply, making proactive recruitment essential.
Yes. We support permanent placements, interim cover, project-based hires and executive searches. Whether you are building a team, replacing key talent or launching a new product line, we tailor the hiring model to your timelines and budget.