BIBF wins top award

Manama : The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) won the prestigious “The Educational & Training initiative of the Year” award during the third Middle-East Insurance Industry Award 2016 ceremony that took place in Dubai last week.

The awards were organised by the Middle East Insurance Review, which is the leading Middle East insurance publication recognising excellence. The participants were nominated following a review conducted by leading representatives from insurance industry, and audited by EY.

On the occasion, BIBF’s Director, Solveig Nicklos stated, “The Centre for Insurance at the BIBF has supplied the regional insurance industry with skilled, qualified human capital since its inception in 1981. Its training solutions have served the insurance market in over 14 countries and the reach of its insurance qualifications is evident in many of the accomplishments achieved over the past two decades”.

The MIIA, now in its third year, is heralded as the premier awards of the MENA region with a clearly defined criteria and a transparent process served by a panel of 20 distinguished Judges.