Business insurance · Jordan · Head-to-head
gig – Jordan (Arab Orient) vs Middle East Insurance Company (MEICO)
Two Jordan business insurance options, compared side by side for Jordan trades.
Which should you choose?
gig – Jordan (Arab Orient) edges ahead on our Jordan tiering (Tier S vs A), but both are workable — the right pick depends on your trade, region, and the Jordan-specific notes below.
gig – Jordan (Arab Orient)
Tier S · RecommendedMarket-leading, regionally-backed multi-line insurer
Founded 1996 as Arab Orient; joined Gulf Insurance Group (a top-3 MENA insurer) in 2013. Among the largest insurers in Jordan by premium and AM Best-rated — a true market leader with deep reinsurance capacity for large infrastructure.
Pros
- + Market leader by premium
- + GIG group backing = deep capacity
- + AM Best-rated
- + Full engineering sub-lines + e-services portal
Cons
- − No fetchable static CAR page (JS-rendered site)
- − No online quote
- − Engineering buried under "Business Insurance"
- − Corporate cover needs a broker/branch
Jordan note
The GIG backing means the capacity to underwrite large Jordanian infrastructure risk — its engineering line covers CAR, plant & machinery, machinery breakdown and more, placed through a broker rather than online.
Middle East Insurance Company (MEICO)
Tier A · WorkableMulti-line insurer strong in engineering & marine
Founded 1962, Amman-HQ, ASE-listed — reported #1 among Jordanian insurers in shareholders’ equity, marine and engineering. Financially strong and corporate-focused.
Pros
- + Strong engineering reputation (claimed market leader)
- + Operating since 1962
- + High shareholders’ equity
- + Clean live English site
Cons
- − Engineering sub-products not enumerated on a loadable page
- − No online quote
- − Recently exited its Motor line (Jan 2026)
- − CAR detail needs direct contact
Jordan note
Structures its cover into Property, General Accident, Engineering ("risks that arise from contracting and engineering business"), Marine and more — strong on engineering by reputation, though you’ll get the CAR specifics by contacting them.
More Jordan options
See all Jordan business insurance vendors and the rest of the Jordan directory.