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Kuwait's Insurance Regulatory Unit renews licences of three local brokerage and consultancy firms

Kuwait's Insurance Regulatory Unit renewed the practice licences of three national brokerage and insurance-consultancy firms for three years under Resolution No. 50 of 2026, issued on 14 September, according to the resolution.

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The renewal applies to firms that completed the requirements of Insurance Law No. 125 of 2019 and its executive regulations, the unit said in the resolution. Each licence runs for three years from the date of issue, and the firms must pay the applicable fee now and at any later renewal.

The annex lists Professional International Insurance Brokerage and Insurance Only Brokerage for All Insurance Business, both licensed for brokerage, and Kuwait Insurance House for Insurance Consultancy, licensed for insurance professions. The resolution takes effect on issue and is to be published in the Official Gazette.

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