Insurance Blog

Plain-English guides to every type of insurance in the UAE

• Insurance in the UAE: The Complete Guide to Every Type of Cover (2026)

  Which insurance is mandatory in the UAE, who regulates it, and a plain guide to the 11 main types of cover — with links to detailed FAQs for each.

• Group Medical Insurance in the UAE: The Employer's Guide (2026)

  Every UAE private-sector employer must insure its staff. The rules by emirate, how group medical works, what drives the cost and how to compare at renewal.

• Corporate Insurance in the UAE: Liability, PI, D&O and What's Mandatory (2026)

  Which business covers are compulsory in the UAE and which are contractual — public liability, PI, D&O, workmen's compensation, cyber and trade credit explained.

• Car Insurance in the UAE: Third-Party vs Comprehensive, Prices & FAQs (2026)

  Car insurance is compulsory in the UAE. Here is what third-party and comprehensive cover include, the regulated price bands, exclusions and how claims work.

• Engineering Insurance in the UAE: CAR, EAR, Machinery & Decennial Liability (2026)

  Contractors' all risks, erection all risks, plant and machinery cover explained — plus Dubai's construction-permit insurance rule and decennial liability.

• Health Insurance in the UAE: Rules by Emirate, Costs & FAQs (2026)

  Health insurance is compulsory in every emirate. What the rules are in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates, what basic plans cover, and how to compare.

• Home & Office Property Insurance in the UAE: Owners, Tenants & Businesses (2026)

  Contents, building, landlord and business property insurance in the UAE — what is required, flood cover after the April 2024 storms, and how to compare.

• Life Insurance in the UAE: Term, Whole Life & Takaful Explained (2026)

  Term, whole life, mortgage cover and Family Takaful explained — plus how much cover you need, what drives the price and your rights under CBUAE rules.

• Marine & Cargo Insurance in the UAE: ICC Clauses, Incoterms & War Risk (2026)

  Cargo clauses A, B and C, who insures under each Incoterm, open covers, yacht and hull insurance, and what the 2026 Gulf war-risk changes mean.

• Money & Fidelity Guarantee Insurance in the UAE: A Business Guide (2026)

  How money insurance and fidelity guarantee protect UAE businesses against cash theft and employee dishonesty — cover, conditions, exclusions and claims.

• Pet Insurance in the UAE: What It Covers, Costs & Rules (2026)

  What pet insurance pays for in the UAE, what it excludes, what affects the price, and the Dubai and Abu Dhabi pet registration rules.

• Travel Insurance from the UAE: Schengen Rules, Cover & FAQs (2026)

  When travel insurance is required, what it covers, single-trip vs annual plans, and the EUR 30,000 Schengen visa rule for UAE residents.