RB Jones Global, a provider of international specialist underwriting solutions, has launched an MGA in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
RB Jones DIFC will offer underwriting solutions in property and construction, renewables and power generation to clients across the Middle East and South Asia. It will provide local underwriting solutions to brokers and clients, with underwriters empowered to make risk decisions locally from the DIFC. The team will specialise in large and complex risks.
Initial capacity is provided by a panel led by the Lloyd’s Syndicate of Munich Re Specialty, with participation from Atain Insurance Company, a fellow HW Kaufman Group company.
RB Jones DIFC is led by Mr Zafar Vokhidov, CEO and SEO, RB Jones DIFC. He has more than 27 years of international insurance experience and, before joining RB Jones Global in 2025, was Head of Specialty Lines for AIG in Canada.
Mr Vokhidov, CEO of RB Jones DIFC, said, “RB Jones’ establishment in the DIFC reflects a broader shift in how reinsurance is being accessed in the region. Where programmes were once routinely placed through London or Europe, brokers are increasingly looking to place meaningful portions of their clients’ risks regionally – provided they have access to local underwriting authority.
“In the DIFC, the RB Jones team operates with full local decision-making authority. We sit across the table from brokers and cedants, visit sites and engage directly with regulators and advisers. That fundamentally changes the quality and the speed of the underwriting we can provide.”
Mr Ed Kelly, Managing Director, RB Jones Global, said: “We are pleased to announce RB Jones DIFC is live, following the recent launch of RB Jones Credit in London and the establishment of RB Jones Aviation Finance earlier in the year.”
RB Jones Global has offices in London and the DIFC. It is part of HW Kaufman Group, the privately-owned, global specialty insurance organisation founded in 1969. HW Kaufman Group employs thousands of associates worldwide and has the capability to conduct business in more than 90 countries.