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- Walaa Cooperative Insurance Company (Walaa), a Saudi joint-stock cooperative insurer (Tadawul: 8060), provides a comprehensive range of insurance and reinsurance products and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company offers motor insurance including commercial and private comprehensive coverage as well as third-party liability policies; travel insurance; medical marketplace and SME medical insurance; worker health insurance; home, shop, and property all-risk insurance; fire and specified perils property damage coverage; loss of profit and business interruption insurance; engineering insurance such as erection all-risk, contractors' plant and machinery, machinery breakdown, and deterioration of stock; marine cargo and hull insurance; accident and liability insurance; and specialized products encompassing security, private protection, energy downstream, plastic card, fidelity guarantee, trade credit, and saving and protection insurance. Walaa operates through three regional offices and over 70 retail branches across the Kingdom, targeting individuals, SMEs, corporates, and major projects in segments including motor, general property and casualty, health, engineering, marine, and reinsurance. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, the company, formerly known as Saudi United Cooperative Insurance Company, rebranded to its current name in May 2017. In recent developments, Walaa completed a rights issue in December 2024 raising SAR 468 million to bolster capital for business growth and solvency; acquired an 88% stake in Aspire Underwriting Agency Ltd. in Dubai for approximately SAR 68 million to expand facultative reinsurance in energy, power, and property lines across over 100 countries; and signed a reinsurance contract with Saudi Re for a Surety Bonds Coinsurance Program supporting Public Investment Fund construction projects, with Walaa leading the five-year pool. These initiatives align with Walaa's strategy to diversify operations, enhance reinsurance capabilities, and improve underwriting performance amid expansion in medical and property/casualty lines.