BEST RE was incorporated in 1985 as a reinsurance company, to transact business in accordance with Islamic principles. As such it is the Re-Takaful pioneer in the world and aims to maintain its leadership in this fast growing market.

BEST RE’s mission is to promote Retakaful by being an effective field partner and a competence & technology hub delivering professional, proximity reinsurance services in the emerging markets area.

Its headquarters are based in Tunis and it operates in more than 70 countries through a network of five regional offices located in Labuan (Malaysia), Beirut (Lebanon), Algiers (Algeria), Dakar (Senegal) and Istanbul (Turkey).

BEST RE’s gross written premium reached US$ 258 million in 2008, generating a net profit of US$ 10.6 million.

BEST RE accepts treaty and facultative business in Marine, Non-Marine and more recently Family Retakaful classes.

Over the last 12 years, BEST RE has enjoyed good ratings from both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s. This, coupled with consistently operating results further strengthens BEST RE’s position in order to better serve its partners in the emerging markets of Asia and Africa