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GCP Short: Employee benefits trends in the Gulf region

Alexandre Rizk, MAXIS GBN
Araxi Melkonian, MetLife Gulf
Alexandra Abou Faysal, MetLife Gulf

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with ⁠MAXIS Global Benefits Network⁠, we take a closer look at captive employee benefits developments in the Middle East and Gulf region.

Richard is joined for a 25-minute discussion by Alexandre Rizk, Director of Global Relationship Management at MAXIS, and Araxi Melkonian and Alexandra Abou Faysal, both Associate Directors of Multinational Client Relationships at MetLife Gulf.

Alex, Alexandra and Araxi discuss general captive trends in the region, how the local healthcare markets in the Gulf are influencing appetite for utilising a captive for employee benefits and the nuances on health insurance and EB in the Gulf states.

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