21 October 2015
Oman Insurance Company (OIC) was awarded UAE Insurance Company of the Year and UAE Insurance Game Changer of the Year - Christos Adamantiadis, by ACQ5 Global Awards that recognises the successes of companies in a challenging business environment.

ACQ5 (Acquisition Finance Magazine) is a leading M&A magazine news website based in London, addressing the M&A advisory community. The ACQ5 Global Awards 2015 rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process. Entries are assessed against the ACQ5 Annual Award Framework and benchmarked against world class performance standards.

Oman Insurance has repeatedly proven its market leading abilities with trendsetting business initiatives. Amongst these is the innovative Workplace Savings and Retirement Plans, a pension plan new to the expat population in the UAE and Business 360 a packaged SME insurance solution. Additionally, as testament to its customer experience commitment, Oman Insurance recently launched the user friendly app AssistPal, to aid motor customers in emergency roadside situations.

This commitment is further reflected in the statement of CEO, Christos Adamantiadis, "Oman Insurance is proud to be awarded the ACQ5 Global Award, UAE Insurance Company of the Year and we see this as a validation of our position as an insurance market leader in UAE. We look to retain this acclaim with on-going product innovations and consistent service delivery to all our customers."

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About Oman Insurance Company
Oman Insurance Company (P.S.C.) (OIC) was established in 1975 and is one of the leading insurance providers in the Middle East. OIC has operations across Emirates in the UAE as well as in Oman, Qatar and a subsidiary in Turkey. OIC also owns a medical third-party administrator in Iraq operating under the name of "Support Management Services".

OIC provides a wide range of insurance solutions for individuals and enterprises in Life, Medical and General insurance. With a gross written premium of AED 3.25 billion in 2014, OIC is rated 'A Excellent' by AM Best and 'A- Stable Outlook' by Standard & Poor's.

Additional information about Oman Insurance Company can be found at www.tameen.ae.

For more information please contact:
Celia Almeida
Senior Marketing Manager
Oman Insurance Company
Tel: +971 4 233 7970
Email: media@tameen.ae

Julien Audrerie
Senior Vice President Customer Integration
Oman Insurance Company
Tel: +971 4 233 7539
Email: media@tameen.ae

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