Michael J. Morrissey interviews Chakib Abouzaid

Chakib Abouzaid, Chief Executive Officer of Takaful Re, is a
Moroccan. He first entered reinsurance in 1989 with Best Re and
was their Regional General Manager for Middle East and the Gulf.
His 17-year experience is focused mainly on Islamic reinsurance.

Mr. Abouzaid holds a Masters degree in Planning and
Development from Grenoble University and a Masters degree in
Finance and Insurance from Institute of Development and
Financing (IFID) in Tunis.

In his spare time he teaches Reinsurance Pricing for Masters
Students at the Insurance Institute of St Joseph University of
Beirut, Lebanon. He continues to give lectures at seminars and
conferences and writes for several insurance magazines