Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) submitted its application for the World's Digital Insurance Awards 2022 in the Insurer Transformation category for Qatar and the Middle East region. QIC is Qatar's largest insurer and has expanded internationally. In 2021, QIC saw strong financial growth and accelerated its digital transformation initiatives. It launched an improved online portal allowing customers to purchase policies in just 2 minutes. QIC also created a Digital Venture Partners unit to invest in insurtech startups and partner with other companies. In 2022, QIC held the first InsurTech hackathon in the Middle East region to support innovation.
3. About QIC
QatarInsuranceCompany(QIC)isthefirstandlargestoperatinginsurancecompanyinQatar,andthelargestinsurancecompanyintheMENAregion.
QIC Group’s insurance operations consist of QIC Doha, QIC International (QICI), which operates in Kuwait, Oman, and in the UAE through branches
andjointventures,andanagencyoperationinMalta.
Inview ofthegroup’sacquisitionof Antares Holdings Limited(togetherwithitssubsidiaries)-aspecialist insurer andreinsurer operatingintheLloyd’s
market,andtheestablishmentofawholly-ownednon-lifeinsurancesubsidiaryinMaltanamedQICEuropeLimited(“QEL”),theGroup’sunderwriting
footprinttodayspansallcontinents.
QIC is also a proud owner of a global multi-line reinsurance subsidiary, Qatar Re, which focusses on Agriculture, Aviation & Space, Credit & Surety,
Energy,Engineering,Marine,PropertyandCasualtylinesofbusinessandreinsuresrisksoutsideofQatar.
Sinceestablishedin1964,QIChasbeenpivotalinbringinginnovativemotor,medical,life,travel,homeandboatinsurancesolutionsthatbestrespondto
theneedsofmodernlifeinQatar,theregionandbeyond,whilebeingacorecontributortothedevelopmentanddiversificationofthenationaleconomy.
On the corporate front, QIC is the region’s leader in terms of energy, marine & aviation, property & commercial, medical, and motor fleet insurance,
combining distribution with excellent service delivery. With its unique understanding of the ever-changing insurance requirements of individuals and
businessesinQatarandtheMENAregion,QIChascontinuedfornearly6decadestointroducetailoredsolutionsthatmakeinsuranceexperienceseasier
andbetter.
4. QIC Group’s InternationalPresence
QIC Group Country % Ownership
Subsidiaries
Oman Qatar Insurance Company S.A.O.G. Sultanate of Oman 58.02%
Kuwait Qatar Insurance Company K.S.C.C. State of Kuwait 82.04%
Qatar Reinsurance Company Limited Bermuda 100%
Epicure Investment Management LLC State of Qatar 100%
Antares Managing Agency Limited United Kingdom 100%
Antares Underwriting Asia Pte. Limited Singapore 100%
QIC Europe Limited (QEL) Malta 100%
Qatar Insurance Company Real Estate W.L.L. State of Qatar 100%
Markerstudy Insurance Co. Ltd. Gibraltar 100%
West Bay Insurance Plc Gibraltar 100%
Anoud Technologies LLC Qatar 100%
QIC Global Services (Zurich) AG Switzerland 100%
Branches
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Associates
Damaan Islamic Insurance Company “BEEMA” (Q.P.S.C.) State of Qatar 25%
Al Liwan Real Estate W.L.L. State of Qatar 38.46%
QLM Life & Medical Insurance Company Q.P.S.C. State of Qatar 25%
Massoun Insurance Services L.L.C. State of Qatar 50%
9. Digital Acceleration
QIC’s primary focus in 2021-2022 was to enhance its digital insurance offerings, as part of its digital transformation program, by
inserting new technology-enabled services to increase the convenience and value for all customers. QIC has launched many digital
services to offer its customers the fastest, easiest, and most trusted insurance experience in Qatar, and has seen an unprecedented
accelerationofitsdigitalofferingsincethen.
Onthislevel,QIChas:
• Introducedsimplifiedend-to-enddigitalonboardingsolutions.
• ProvidedinstantfulfilmentforKeyretailinsuranceproducts&services.
• Allowedcustomerstofulfilltheirinsuranceneeds24/7andfromanywhereintheworld.
• Significantlyreducedturnaroundtimewithsimplifiedprocesses.
• PersonalizedQIC’sinsuranceofferingstoeachcustomer.
• Introducedadvancedanalyticscapabilitiestobetterunderstandcustomers’behaviorsandneeds.
• Increaseddigitalinsurancechannels’penetrationacrossallsegmentsofcustomers.
• IncreasedcustomersatisfactionandNetPromoterScore(NPS) andimprovedcustomerexperience.
10. Fastest Insurance Platformin Qatar
InQ42021,QIChaslaunchedofanall-newversionofitsinsuranceonlineportal,offeringthefastestdigitalsolutiontobuyandrenew
insurancepoliciesinQatar.
qic.onlinenowallowscustomerstobuytheircar,motorcycle,travel,homecontents,boat&yacht,andpersonalaccidentpoliciesin
just 2 minutes, without any need to scan and submit paperwork, or to call or visit a QIC branch to complete the onboarding
journey.
It also offers instant covers comparison, allowing customers to get complete information on policy types, in addition to product
recommendationtohelpthembetteridentifytherightinsurancecoversthatsuittheirdriving,traveling,andlivingneeds.
qic.onlinealsoallowscustomerstocomparepolicypricesandselecttheirpreferredpaymentplans,includingpayingtheirinsurance
premiumsinmonthlyinstallmentswhileenjoyingenhancedsecurityforpaymentsmadeviadebitandcreditcards.
ForexistingQICcustomers,qic.onlineoffersadedicatedpageforinsurancerenewalsinjustafewclicksbyonlyenteringtheirQIDor
policynumber,andwithoutanyneedtotypetheirdetailslinkedtotheQICdatabaseanew.
qic.online
11. Branchless Insurance
Thanks to our relentless investments in modernizing our digital capabilities, we have achieved unprecedented levels in
customerrelianceononlinechannelstofulfiltheirinsuranceneeds.
With the launch of qic.online portal, the average time needed from customers to get an insurance policy went from 11
minutestojust2minutes.
Thelaunchofqic.onlineportalhasledtoasignificantincreaseofretailpoliciessoldonline.
Thelaunchofqic.onlineportalhasledtoanunprecedentedincreaseofretailpoliciesrenewedonline.
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13. Digital Venture Partners (QICDVP)
In April 2022, QIC crated its Digital Venture Partners (QIC DVP) – a business unit bound to become the ecosystem
orchestratorforinsuranceandInsurTechintheMENAregion.
QIC DVP aims to reshape the digital insurance landscape by building new digital ventures, leveraging existing assets,
partneringwithBigTechandcorporates,andstrategicallyinvestinginhighpotentialearly-stagestartups.QICDVPnow
acts as a hub to connect regional and international ventures with strategic growth opportunities through the Group’s
regionalfootprintandglobalreach.
QIC DVP does also form partnerships and collaborate with Big Tech players and corporates to co-create new digital
ventures. QIC DVP will be setting up a corporate venture capital function to invest into early-stage and growth-stage
startupsthathavestrategicalignmentwithQICDVP’sfocusareas.