About us

Howden is a major insurance broker in the GCC region, and one of the largest insurance groups in the world

We manage premiums on behalf of millions of clients spanning 100 countries.

If you need advice, innovation, have a problem to solve or a plan in place and need support executing, we are ready for just about anything.

And if you simply want to get insurance off your to-do list with minimal fuss or drama, we’ll help you get it sorted.

1.7m

clients

$38bn

premium under management

17,000

colleagues

Howden in Bahrain

After more than a decade of activity in the Gulf, Howden Bahrain was established in 2023.

Our goal is to be the fast and flexible alternative for clients in Bahrain and the wider Gulf region.

With a local, experienced team and international networks in London and Dubai, we combine on-the-ground expertise with a global reach. Howden Bahrain is made up equally of Bahraini locals and expatriates, supported by a network of colleagues in 100 countries around the world.

We all share the same objective: to better serve our clients.

From helping local businesses get back on their feet after a loss to securing large, complex specialty risks, Howden Bahrain has the expertise to make it work.

Big business. Small business. Everyone deserves great service

Service is everything to us. Seriously. Whatever you need, we’ll configure it your way.

We have 17,000 people on our global team, and everyone is a specialist in something.

We have teams specialising in smaller and larger businesses – we are well resourced and care about all our clients (it’s an employee-owned business thing).

So whatever the size and scope of your insurance needs, we are confident we can partner you with the expertise you need.

That might be a 1-2-1 chat or assembling a project team across 90 countries - whatever great service looks like for you, we can make it happen.

Employee ownership at our heart

While we are backed by patient, long-term investment capital, employees will always remain our largest shareholder group.

This has a noticeable effect on the culture. At Howden, everyone has a voice. Ideas are embraced, effort gets rewarded and meritocracy is real. All in an environment where people enjoy their work and have fun.

We foster an environment where people feel valued and cared for, and enjoy rising to every new challenge.