DOHA: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), one of the largest insurance service providers in the region, yesterday announced to be the official insurer of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters golf tournament to be held here at the Doha Golf Club from January 21 to 24, 2015, according to a statement.
Khalifa Al Subaey (pictured), QIC Group President and CEO, said: “As the official insurer of this year’s prestigious Commercial Bank Qatar Masters golf tournament, QIC has again demonstrated its continued commitment to local sporting events and to raising Qatar’s regional and global profile in support of the Qatar National Vision 2030. QIC is delighted to have the opportunity to renew its long-term partnership with one of the region’s leading international golf tournaments.”
Established in 1964, QIC was the first domestic insurance company in Qatar. Today, QIC is the market leader in Qatar and a dominant insurer in the Gulf Cooperation Council and wider Mena regions. QIC also has a growing international presence through the Group’s reinsurance arm, Qatar Reinsurance Company LLC (Qatar Re), which writes all major property, casualty and specialty lines of business from its headquarters in Doha and branch offices in Zurich and Bermuda. Qatar Re also has a representative office in London. The Peninsula