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← The regulatory atlasCOUNTRY PERSPECTIVE / United Arab Emirates

Central bank and financial-free-zone regulators

United Arab EmiratesCBUAE / DFSA / FSRA

Insurance supervision in United Arab Emirates.

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01 / The institution

Central Bank of the UAE (Insurance) / DFSA / ADGM FSRA

The CBUAE rulebook states that the 2025 central-bank and financial-institutions law repeals Federal Decree-Law 48/2023 on insurance. DIFC and ADGM have separate regulatory jurisdictions.

How it is structured

Central bank and financial-free-zone regulators

Institutional source ↗

The legal foundations

Mandate, written into law.

Establishing legislation and the rules governing insurance may be different instruments.

02 / Market signals

The numbers, with context.

Figures retain the reporting period and accounting basis of their source. They are snapshots, not live indicators or directly comparable country rankings.

Insurance penetration. A current premium-to-GDP ratio has not been independently verified for this profile. No estimate is substituted.

03 / The report notebook

A dated view of the market.

What we noted in the regulator’s publications. Each entry separates the period covered, publication date when known, and our review date.

04 / Official contacts

Reach the institution.

Public institutional channels, checked 17 September 2026.

Research trail

Sources you can follow.

Independent editorial research by Insurers Global. Source dates do not certify that a law includes every subsequent amendment.

  1. Entire Section | CBUAE Rulebook ↗Checked
  2. Institutional website — contact route ↗Checked
  3. Central Bank of the UAE Annual Report 2025 ↗Checked

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