Insurance firm Saudi Re gets central bank’s approval to raise capital to $356m through rights issue 

RIYADH: Saudi Reinsurance Co. has received the necessary approval from the Kingdom’s central bank to increase its capital to SR1.34 billion ($356 million), it said in a bourse filing.

Saudi Re, as the company is known, is looking to boost its capital, which currently stands at SR891 million, in a bid to support future expansion activities and strengthen its capital base.

The process will be carried out by offering a rights issue valued at nearly SR445 million, which will increase the company’s shares from 89.1 million to 134 million.

Saudi Re is among the first companies in Saudi Arabia to offer both life and non-life reinsurance products.