Leading the way
towards excellence

Starting with the launch of the group in 1998, Farid Chedid embarked on a two-decade journey, building a leading insurance and reinsurance powerhouse that operates across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Chedid Re, one of its strategic business unit, is recognized among the top 20 reinsurance brokers worldwide and a registered Lloyd’s broker.

Under Farid’s leadership, Chedid Capital Holding today includes Chedid Re, Chedid Insurance Brokers Network, Ascoma and Chedid Corporate Solutions, among others, and counts more than 1,600 employees across 64 subsidiaries.

In 2009, the Group established Seib Insurance in Qatar, dealing with corporate and complex risks. In 2015, Chedid Capital acquired a major stake in City Brokers, the leading insurance provider in Mauritius and East Africa and Al Manarah Insurance Services in the UAE.

Farid’s growth philosophy has equally focused on investments in industry-wide education and knowledge exchange, among which was the launch of the Corporate Risk Management Institute (CRMI) in 2020.

In 2021, Chedid Capital acquired majority shares in Groupe Ascoma, the first and largest independent brokerage network in sub-Saharan Africa with 29 subsidiaries, head offices in Monaco and international operations offices in Paris. In 2022, the Group continued its digital transformation by acquiring BuyAnyInsurance, a leading aggregator in the UAE, and intends to expand in the territories it operates in.

His contribution to the insurance field has been recognized with many accolades over the years, including “The Middle East and Africa Industry Achiever of the year” by Global Re and Strategic Risk consortium in 2016. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, he was named among the “100 Arab Achievers” by Arabian Business, and among the “35 Most Influential Lebanese Businessmen” by Forbes Middle East in 2018.

Farid sits on the board of several leading MENA companies both within and outside the insurance sector and has been equally involved in philanthropic initiatives and organizations across the region. Today, he serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at Notre Dame University, Lebanon; a member of Human Rights Watch, Beirut Committee; a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and a Fellow of the Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI), member of The Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN).

Farid is also a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of the UK and holds a master’s degree in Risk Management from the NYU Stern School of Business; a master’s degree in Finance from ESA/ESCP Europe; a master’s degree in Management from Université Paris IX Dauphine; and a postgraduate diploma in Maritime Law from London Metropolitan University.

With over 45 years of experience in the insurance industry in Lebanon and the Middle East, Sami Chedid is the founder and Managing Director of La Nationale SAL recently rebranded Chedid Insurance Brokers SAL, a leading life and non-life insurance brokers.

Mr. Chedid is a founder and a member of the Board of directors of Chedid Capital Holding. He holds a law degree from La Sagesse University in Lebanon.

Jad Kanbar is a Director at Chedid Insurance Brokers Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, Jad was a Director at Chedid Re Saudi Arabia in charge of a general, motor and medical reinsurance portfolio.

Jad studied Business Administration at the American University of Beirut and holds an Executive MBA from ESCP Europe and École Supérieure des Affaires.
 

An insurance expert with over 10 years of experience in the insurance industry in Saudi Arabia, Salem holds a bachelor Degree in Management Information System from the King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, a diploma in Insurance from the Institute of Banking of Riyadh and a Master in Healthcare Supervision and Management from the University of Pittsburgh. Beside the several courses and trainings, he successfully attended, Salem holds a certificate in Insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in the UK.

Prior to joining Chedid & Associates KSA, Salem was the Chief Commercial Officer at Medgulf Insurance and Reinsurance co Saudi Arabia.

Naji holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business and Management from St. Joseph University and a Master’s degree in Finance from Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Nice, France.

Naji El Kada enjoys 15 years of expertise inthe Insurance Industry. He joined Chedid Re year 2007. Currently, Naji is the CEO of one of Chedid Capital Holding entities; Al Manarah.

Before joining Chedid Re, Naji worked for RAK Insurance in Dubai. He was later assigned in Qatar for the startup operations of Seib Insurance & Reinsurance Co., a direct insurance company of the group, where he spent three years before joining back Chedid Re in Lebanon.

Alaa El Lakdani is the General Manager of Chedid Insurance Brokers Qatar, in charge of the day to day business and team.

Prior to that  he actively participated in the growth of the company as a Business Development Manager.

Alaa holds a BS in Economics from the Lebanese American University (LAU) and a Master of Applied Economics from Marquette University- USA 

Alaa holds certifications from Bahrain Institute of Banking &Finance, Chartered Insurance Institute and Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and is undergoing the CII Diploma.

With over 25 years of expertise in the insurance industry, Jean Christophe expertise consists of a wide array of diverse fields, including information systems, business development, subscriptions, management, support services and strategy, which equips him with a comprehensive perspective on the insurance value chain.

His previous roles included different leadership positions at AXA Group and Mauritius Union. He holds a DESS in Information Systems and a master’s in Business Administration in insurance management.

With over 29 years of experience in the insurance sector, Gilbert joined Chedid Insurance Brokers (previously La Nationale SAL) in 2019 as General Manager.

Prior to joining Chedid Insurance Brokers, Gilbert spent 12 years at Metlife as Group Manager for Lebanon.

Gilbert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Insurance from St. Joseph University and is a fellow member of Life Management Institute “FMLI” and Associate Customer Services (ACS) from the LOMA Institute – USA.