Hanaa Al Hinai
Chief Executive Officer – Liva Insurance Oman

Hanaa Al Hinai is the Chief Executive Officer of Liva Insurance Oman, the country’s largest and most diversified insurer. With over two decades of leadership experience across insurance and banking, she has held senior executive roles spanning property & casualty (P&C), life & health (L&H) insurance, investment banking , retail banking, wealth management, transformation, and regulatory engagement.
Before assuming her current role, Hanaa served as Deputy CEO for RSA Middle East (UAE & Bahrain), where she led operational delivery, strategic growth initiatives, and capability development. Prior to that, she held multiple leadership roles in Oman’s banking sector, including Deputy General Manager – Investment Banking along with several years in multiple banks Retail Banking & Wealth Management. Her career began in Australia, where she worked in financial planning with a leading institutions Westpac.
Hanaa serves as a prominent voice in Oman’s financial services industry, having led the successful merger of NLGIC and Al Ahlia Insurance – one of Oman’s most complex insurance integrations – delivering both operational excellence and cultural alignment. Hanaa currently serves on the boards of OQGN, the Omani Bureau for the Orange Card, Outward Bound Oman, and the Oman Insurance Association.
She holds a Master’s in Finance and a Bachelor’s in Financial Risk Management from Victoria University, Australia, is a graduate of Oman’s National CEO Program delivered by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Diwan of Royal Court, and has completed executive programs at London Business School and Queen’s University. She also holds a Certificate in Insurance from the UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute and is a Certified Islamic Banker.
Her leadership has earned widespread recognition, including:
- Insurance CEO of the Year – Alam Al-Iktisaad Awards
- Premium Insuretech CEO of the Year – Signature 100 Awards
- Woman of the Year 2022 – Oman Al Mara Excellence Awards
- Most Inspirational CEO (Insurance Category) – Women’s Tabloid Awards
Hanaa is known for her strategic clarity, people-first leadership style, and passion for building purpose-driven, digitally forward insurance businesses.