Mr Albaharna’s illustrious carrier in reinsurance spans over 36 years, starting with Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) in 1987, and then becoming its CEO in 2006 until his departure in 2018. He then joined Trust Re Board as Vice Chairman in 2019 and became its Group CEO & Executive Director in 2021.
Yassir is also Past President of the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers and Reinsurers (FAIR) in Cairo, Past President of the Association of Insurers and Reinsurers of Developing Countries (AIRDC) in Manila, director in the Executive Council of the International Insurance Society (IIS) in New York, Chairman of the FAIR Non-Life Reinsurance Pool in Istanbul, Board of Trustee at Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF) and Board member of Dhofar Insurance Company in Muscat.
Mr. Albaharna’s former directorships include being Chairman of Arig Capital Limited (London), Managing Director of Takaful Re (DIFC), Chairman of Gulf Warranties (Bahrain), Chairman of FAIR Oil & Energy Insurance Syndicate (Bahrain), Chairman of Arig Insurance Management (DIFC), Board member of Arima Insurance Software (Bahrain), Board member of GlobeMed (Bahrain), Board member of General Arab Insurance Federation (Cairo), Board member of Gulf Insurance Federation (Abu Dhabi), Vice Chairman of Bahrain Insurance Association, Board member of Arab Jordanian Insurance Group (Amman), Board member of Arab Lebanese Insurance Group (Beirut) and Board of Trustees of Bahrain Human Resources Development Fund.
Mr Albaharna was voted ‘top 40 most influential people’ in 2008 by Global Reinsurance magazine and in 2019 received a Laureate Award from the FAIR and was inducted into the FAIR Hall of Fame. He is a regular speaker in many regional and international reinsurance forums.
Mr Albaharna graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical) from McGill University in Montreal and then in 1986 obtained a dual Master’s in Engineering (Manufacturing) and an MBA (High Honours) from Boston University. He was elected as Fellow and Chartered Insurer of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in 1993 and is a member of its Society of Underwriting Professionals.