Continental Insurance Brokers (CIG)

About Continental Insurance Group (CIG)

Continental Insurance Group (CIG) was founded in 1994 and has grown to employ 300+ insurance professionals across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. With over 30 years of experience, CIG provides comprehensive insurance broking and risk advisory services.

• Founded in 1994 with 30+ years of insurance broking experience
• 300+ professionals across offices in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia
• Full-spectrum insurance broking covering all commercial and personal lines
• Risk management consulting and loss prevention advisory
• Claims management and settlement negotiation services

Real Estate & Commercial Insurance

• Commercial property insurance for offices, retail, and industrial facilities
• Construction All Risks (CAR) and project-specific insurance
• Professional indemnity for real estate consultants and valuers
• Business interruption and loss of rental income coverage
• Fleet and motor insurance for property management companies

Property Insurance Services in Dubai

Continental Insurance Group (CIG) is a UAE-licensed insurance intermediary operating since 1994, with three decades of regional broking experience and offices across the UAE, Switzerland, India, and Kuwait. The group's UAE head office is in Business Bay (Bay Square BB-11, Office 505), with an additional Dubai office at Indigo Icon Tower, Cluster F, Office 901-904, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) — the location most commonly cited in directory listings. CIG places general insurance with regional and multinational underwriters and supports homeowners, landlords, and business owners on property risk transfer, policy structuring, and claims handling.

Coverage Types Available

• Home Insurance: Protection for residences against theft, vandalism, accidental damage, and natural perils ("dangers of nature"), as advertised on CIG's General Insurance page.
• Fire and Property: Cover for homes and business premises against fire, theft, and defined weather damage events.
• Burglary: Standalone cover for contents and valuables against forced-entry intrusion.
• General Insurance Lines: CIG states it places "virtually all forms of insurance except life," covering Automobile, Marine and Cargo, Liability, Casualty, Personal Accident, Travel, and Credit.
• Employee Benefits and Group Health: Corporate medical and group benefit programs via the group's Employee Benefits practice.

Best For

Continental is best suited to UAE expatriate homeowners and tenants seeking straightforward home and contents cover, JLT and Business Bay-based SMEs needing fire and burglary protection for offices or retail units, and corporate clients consolidating general insurance and employee benefits with a single broker. Their multi-country footprint also makes them a practical fit for clients with insurance needs spanning the UAE, GCC, Europe, and South Asia.

UAE Regulatory Status

Continental is regulated in the UAE by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) under registration number 088, and by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) under registration numbers 608026 and 20200000091, as disclosed on the group's About page. Insurance broking activity in the UAE transferred to CBUAE supervision following the 2020 merger of the Insurance Authority into the Central Bank.

Source: Continental Insurance Brokers official site. Coverage subject to underwriting and policy terms.