An AI hub to modernize the Algerian insurance sector

The Algerian Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (UAR), in partnership with several academic and technical institutions, is establishing a hub dedicated to artificial intelligence.

Set up as an Economic Interest Group (EIG), the initiative brings together the UAR, the National School of Artificial Intelligence (ENSIA), the National Higher School of Mathematics (NHSM), the Research Center in Applied Technologies, and the Algerian Financial Innovation Laboratory (Algeria FinLab). The National School of Computer Science (ESI) and other organizations are expected to join soon.

The initiative aims to make AI a strategic driver of the digital transformation of Algeria’s insurance sector.

The new center also seeks to strengthen cooperation between academia and the industry through student training and support for startups.

In this context, insurance companies have already begun hosting interns and integrating AI-based projects into their operations.

The announcement was made by Abdelhakim Berrah, General Delegate of the UAR, on the sidelines of the seventh edition of the Algeria Startup Challenge (ASC 2025) program.