HeRe for you. Far together.
Since its inception in 1998, Chedid Re has powered people, partners, products, and pathways in the reinsurance sector. With more than 400 experts based across global hubs (in Abidjan, Beirut, Casablanca, Dubai, Limassol, London, Paris, and Riyadh), Chedid Re’s commitment is to expand its footprint and business around the growth ambitions of its clients and partners. This promise stands at the heart of the company’s operations, today extending to a network of 400-plus insurance companies in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Chedid Re’s strategic presence in London and Paris has been central to unlocking cross-border opportunity between MENA and European markets, supporting businesses and people in navigating an increasingly complex international (re)insurance landscape.
Chedid Re has been an official Lloyd’s broker since 2015. In 2023, Chedid Re established its regional headquarters out of Saudi Arabia, building on its already established presence in the Kingdom. In 2024, the company also launched its second UAE office at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Countries covered by Chedid Re offices
Business lines covering key sectors and risk categories
Partners and clients in our network
Years in the market since 1998
Our solutions
With more than 400 experts based across our global offices – in Riyadh, Paris, London, Limassol, Dubai, Casablanca, Beirut, and Abidjan – our commitment is to go where our partners grow.
This promise stands at the heart of our growth journey, delivered with the support of 400-plus insurance companies in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Over the past 25-plus years, we have forged enduring alliances with some of the world’s most prominent reinsurance players, including as an official Lloyd’s broker since 2015. Our integrity, loyalty, customer centricity, product innovation, and power partnerships have consistently ranked us among the world’s top 15 reinsurance brokers.
Treaty
Proportional and non-proportional treaty solutions tailored to the needs, portfolio, and strategic objectives of each insurance company, with support across structuring, negational, and placement stages.
Facultative
Facultative reinsurance solutions on both proportional and non-proportional basis, providing clients with end-to-end services across design, placement, and implementation.
Immeuble Rive Droite R+ 12 sis Rue des Brasseurs – Zone 3
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Meet the team
Leadership, wide-ranging reinsurance experience, and specialized expertise in pricing, modelling, and claims management.
Farid Chedid
Chairman
Elie Abi Rached
Chief Executive Officer
Joe Asmar
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Wadih Hardini
Head of Facultative Reinsurance
Jalal Tabaja
Deputy Head of Facultative Reinsurance
Matthew Horlock
Chief Executive Officer - London
Zeina Nizam
General Manager - Lebanon
Raymond Kairouz
General Manager - United Arab Emirates
Shukri Abou Jaoude
Deputy General Manager - Lebanon