| Daman | |
| Type: | Public Joint Stock Company |
| Key People: | Khaled Ateeq Aldhaeri, Acting CEO |
| Industry: | Insurance |
| Products: | Health insurance |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| Location: | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
The National Health Insurance Company – Daman, (Arabic: ضمان) (الشركة الوطنية للضمان الصحي), headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is the largest health insurance provider in Abu Dhabi and the third largest in Dubai.[1]
H.E. Khaled Bin Shaiban Almehairi serves as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Company – Daman, while Khaled Ateeq Aldhaeri is the company's Chief Executive Officer.
Daman offers health insurance for both citizens and residents of the UAE, via its Thiqa, Abu Dhabi Basic and Enhanced plans.
PureHealth LLC owns 100% of Daman's shares. Daman draws on established expertise, aligning the company with PureHealth's strategy and governance frameworks. With the highest market share in the UAE, Daman covers more than 2.8 million members.[2]
Daman provides health fund management and administration services on behalf of several government entities, – with the main ones being on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Government – such as the Abu Dhabi Basic Plan: a subsidised standard policy with different premiums as per age group and status for low-income expatriates residing in the Emirate. And the Thiqa program, which is a comprehensive healthcare program offered by the Government of Abu Dhabi to UAE Nationals, and those of similar status in the Emirate.
Thiqa has been managed by Daman — the leading health insurance provider in the country — since 2008.
Daman offers a number of private insurance products across the UAE under its Enhanced portfolio, like; low to high-end customizable health insurance products (e.g. with modular benefits such as optical and dental), top-up plans, and medical travel insurance (inbound and outbound).
Daman has 3,000[2] contracted healthcare providers in the UAE, with direct billing services across the country.
In 2021, Daman launched the "Hayakom Thiqa digital branch services", which allowed its Thiqa members to access Daman's entire portfolio of services online. Following the launch of the service, Daman has now made its digital branch offering available to all of its 2.5 million members across the UAE.
In 2017, Daman phased out the use of plastic insurance cards, when it linked the insurance policies to the Emirates ID number of their policy holders.[3] Members do not need to show a regular insurance card when seeking treatment, as the treatment facility can obtain the insurance details of the patient using their Emirates ID number.
In 2010, the company launched its diabetes management program, a program that provides nutritional and exercise advice to their diabetic patients and provides them with personal and educational support.[4] As of March 2021, over 17,000 patients have been enrolled in the program.