Cigna Healthcare Middle East Honors Top-Performing Broker Partners at 7th Annual Cigna Broker Awards

Corporate, SME, cross-border, and retention excellence recognized across the regional broker landscape.

AON Middle East and Howden Guardian Insurance Brokers among the top-performing partners of the year.

Awards reflect sustained performance, partnership strength, and market impact.

Dubai, UAE, 16^th February 2026

Cigna Healthcare Middle East, a global health service company, celebrated the region’s top-performing insurance brokers at its 7^th annual Cigna Healthcare Broker Awards, held in Dubai. The awards recognized broker partners for their outstanding contributions and strong performance over the past year, as well as their continued role in shaping best practice across the health insurance sector.

The annual Cigna Healthcare Broker Awards serve as a platform to recognize excellence, consistency, and partnership across the broker community. This year’s awards acknowledged brokers across a wide range of categories, reflecting their role in supporting sustainable growth and long-term value for employers and members across the region.

The winners of the Cigna Healthcare Middle East Broker Awards 2025 are:

• Corporate Broker of the Year: AON Middle East
• SME Broker of the Year: Pacific Prime
• Rising Star of the Year: NGK Hamilton Insurance Brokers, ACE Gallagher Insurance Brokers
• Individual Broker of the Year: Pacific Prime
• Individual Broker Rising Star: Nexus Insurance Brokers
• Cigna Healthcare Partner of the Year: Marsh Emirates Insurance Brokerage
• SmartCare Broker of the Year: Al Futtaim Willis
• GlobalCare Retention Broker of the Year – Corporate: Marsh Emirates Insurance Brokerage
• GlobalCare Retention Broker of the Year – SME: Lockton Insurance Brokers
• SmartCare Retention Broker of the Year – Corporate: Nasco Emirates, Nasco Middle East
• SmartCare Retention Broker of the Year – SME: Gargash Insurance Services
• Abu Dhabi Broker of the Year: Howden Guardian Insurance Brokers
• Cross-Border Strategic Partner: AON Middle East
• Striker of the Year – GlobalCare: Howden Insurance Brokers, Howden Guardian Insurance Brokers
• Striker of the Year – SmartCare: AES International

Leah Cotterill, CEO, Cigna Healthcare Middle East & Africa (outside KSA), said: “Our broker partners play a critical role in helping us deliver meaningful healthcare solutions across the region. Their expertise, consistency, and commitment enable us to reach more employers and members, while continuing to raise standards across the market. We are proud to recognize the achievements of this year’s winners and look forward to building on these partnerships in the year ahead.”

Moayad Al-Borno, Chief Commercial Officer, Cigna Healthcare Middle East & Africa, said: “These awards reflect the strength and maturity of our broker partnerships across the region. Our partners continue to demonstrate disciplined growth, strong retention, and a deep understanding of employer and member needs, particularly as the market becomes more complex. We deeply value the role our broker community plays in driving sustainable performance and delivering solutions that create long-term value, and we look forward to continuing this momentum together.”

The awards event underlined Cigna Healthcare’s continued focus on collaboration with its broker partners, supporting portfolio growth, strengthening retention, and responding to the evolving healthcare needs of organizations and communities across the Middle East.