As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2020

Registration No. 333-        

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     

74 Abdel Hamid Sharaf Street, P.O. Box 941428,

Amman, Jordan

  11194
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

 

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Suite 204

Newark, DE 19711

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(302) 738-6680

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Michael Hilton, Esq.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Al Fattan Currency House, Tower 2, 20th floor

PO Box 506 569 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

+971 4 5099 100

 

Michael Levitt, Esq.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP

601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 277-4000

  

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities to be registered  

Amount

to be

registered(1)

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering
price(2)

 

Amount of

registration
fee(3)

Common shares, par value $0.01 per share     4,844,730       N/A     $ 28,365,894.2     $ 3,681.9  

 

 

(1) This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) covers 4,844,730 common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (the “Registrant”). The common shares registered hereunder will be issued under the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional common shares that become issuable under the above-named plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant’s outstanding common shares.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act. In accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, the maximum offering price per share is the product of (A) $5.855, the average of the high and low prices per common share of the Registrant as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on June 2, 2020 and (B) 4,844,730, the maximum number of shares to be registered, totaling $28,365,894.2.

(3) Determined in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Securities Act at a rate equal to $129.8 per $1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price calculated as described in note 2 above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

Item 1. Plan Information*

 

Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*

 

* The documents containing the information specified in this Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the participants (“participants”) in International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan covered by this registration statement (this “Registration Statement”), as specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be and are not filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. The Registrant will provide a written statement to participants advising them of the availability without charge, upon written or oral request, of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II hereof and including the statement in the preceding sentence. The written statement to all participants will indicate the availability without charge, upon written or oral request, of other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b), and will include the address and telephone number to which the request is to be directed.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference

 

The following documents filed by the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference:

 

the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Commission on April 30, 2020;

 

the Registrant’s final prospectus filed with the Commission on April 28, 2020 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act in connection with the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-237674);

 

the Registrant’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 14, 2020; and

 

the description of the Registrant’s common shares included in Exhibit 2.5 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Commission on April 30, 2020.

 

In addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (except for information deemed furnished but not filed under the rules of the Commission), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The Companies Act of 1981 of Bermuda, as amended (the “Companies Act”), provides generally that a Bermuda company may indemnify its directors, officers and auditors against any liability which by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise be imposed on them in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, except in cases where such liability arises from fraud or dishonesty of which such director, officer or auditor may be guilty in relation to the company. The Companies Act further provides that a Bermuda company may indemnify its directors, officers and auditors against any liability incurred by them in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is awarded in their favor or in which they are acquitted or granted relief by the Supreme Court of Bermuda pursuant to section 281 of the Companies Act.

 

The Amended and Restated Bye-laws of the Registrant provide that the directors, resident representative, secretary and other officers acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Registrant or any subsidiary thereof and the liquidator or trustees (if any) acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Registrant or any subsidiary thereof and every one of them shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Registrant from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and no indemnified party shall be answerable to the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Registrant shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Registrant shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, provided that this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty in relation to the Registrant which may attach to any of the indemnified parties.

 

In addition, the Amended and Restated Bye-laws of the Registrant provide that it may (i) purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any director or officer against any liability incurred by such person under the Companies Act in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Registrant or indemnifying such director or officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him or her by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the director or officer may be guilty in relation to the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries and (ii) advance moneys to a director or officer for the costs, charges and expenses incurred by the director or officer in defending any civil or criminal proceedings against him or her, on condition that the director or officer shall repay the advance if any allegation of fraud or dishonesty in relation to the Registrant is proved against him or her.

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The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is theretofore unenforceable.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits

 

Reference is made to the list of exhibits at the end of this Registration Statement, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9. Undertakings

 

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

  

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Amman, Jordan, on the 3rd day of June, 2020.

 

  International General Insurance Holdings Ltd.
       
  By: /s/ Wasef Jabsheh
    Name: Wasef Jabsheh
    Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Hatem Jabsheh, Rawan Alsulaiman and Pervez Rizvi, and each of them singly, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any subsequent registration statement filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on June 3, 2020 in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature

 

Capacity

     
/s/ Wasef Jabsheh   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Wasef Jabsheh  

(Principal Executive Officer)

     
/s/ Pervez Rizvi   Chief Financial Officer
Pervez Rizvi  

(Principal Financial Officer)

     
/s/ David Anthony    Director
David Anthony  

     
/s/ Michael T. Gray   Director
Michael T. Gray  

     
/s/ Walid Wasef Jabsheh   Director
Walid Wasef Jabsheh  

     
/s/ David King   Director
David King  

     
/s/ Wanda Mwaura   Director
Wanda Mwaura  

     
/s/ Andrew J. Poole   Director
Andrew J. Poole  

 

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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly undersigned representative in the United States of International General Insurance Holdings Ltd., has signed this Registration Statement in the City of Newark, State of Delaware, on June 3, 2020.

 

  PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES
     
  By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
  Name:  Donald J. Puglisi
  Title: Managing Director

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

3.1   Memorandum of Association of International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-235427) filed with the Commission on December 9, 2019).
3.2   Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registrant’s shell company report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-39255) filed with the Commission on March 23, 2020).
4.1   Specimen Common Share Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-235427) filed with the Commission on February 10, 2020).
4.2   Specimen Warrant Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-235427) filed with the Commission on February 10, 2020).
4.3   Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2018, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and Tiberius (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Tiberius’s current report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38422) filed with the Commission on March 21, 2018).
4.4   Amendment to Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2020, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s shell company report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-39255) filed with the Commission on March 23, 2020).
5.1*   Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman.
10.1   International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Registrant’s shell company report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-39255) filed with the Commission on March 23, 2020).
10.2   Form of Restricted Shares Agreement Pursuant to the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Registrant’s shell company report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-39255) filed with the SEC on March 23, 2020).
10.3   Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement Pursuant to the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant’s shell company report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-39255) filed with the SEC on March 23, 2020).
10.4*   Form of Share Appreciation Rights Agreement Pursuant to the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10.5*   Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement Pursuant to the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
23.1*   Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.
23.2*   Consent of Marcum LLP.
23.3*   Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*   Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages to this Registration Statement).

 

 

* Filed herewith

 

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

[Conyers Letterhead]

 

3 June 2020

Matter No.: 364092
+1 441 294 5929
sophia.greaves@conyers.com

 

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd.

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM11

Bermuda

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Re: International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”)

 

We have acted as special Bermuda legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on 3 June 2020 (the “Registration Statement”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of 4,844,730 common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), issuable pursuant to the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto).

 

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined copies of the Registration Statement and the Plan. We have also reviewed the memorandum of association and the bye-laws of the Company, each certified by the Secretary of the Company on 3 June 2020, written resolutions of its directors dated 2 December 2019, 20 February 2020 and 3 June 2020 (together, the “Resolutions”) and such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.

 

We have assumed (a) the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all copies (whether or not certified) of all documents examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken; (b) that where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed and/or filed in the form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention; (c) the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Registration Statement, the Plan and other documents reviewed by us; (d) that the Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings, or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended; (e) that there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than Bermuda, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; (f) the validity and binding effect under the laws of the State of Delaware of the Plan in accordance with its terms; (g) that there is no provision of any Award Agreement (as defined under the Plan) which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; (h) that, upon the issue of any Common Shares, the Company will receive consideration for the full issue price thereof which shall be equal to at least the par value thereof; (i) that the aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued with respect to Awards (as defined under the Plan), which may be granted under the Plan shall be in accordance with section 4.1 of the Plan; (j) that on the date of issuance of any of the Common Shares the Company will have sufficient authorised but unissued common shares; (k) that the Company’s shares will be listed on an appointed stock exchange, as defined in the Companies Act 1981, as amended, and the consent to the issue and free transfer of the Common Shares given by the Bermuda Monetary Authority dated 28 January 2020 will not have been revoked or amended at the time of issuance of any Common Shares.

 

 

 

 

We express no opinion with respect to the issuance of shares pursuant to any provision of the Plan that purports to obligate the Company to issue shares following the commencement of a winding up or liquidation. We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Bermuda. This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in Bermuda. This opinion is issued solely for the purposes of the filing of the Registration Statement and the issuance of the Common Shares by the Company pursuant to the Plan and is not to be relied upon in respect of any other matter.

 

On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

 

1. The Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda in good standing (meaning solely that it has not failed to make any filing with any Bermuda government authority or to pay any Bermuda government fees or tax which would make it liable to be struck off the Register of Companies and thereby cease to exist under the laws of Bermuda).

 

2. When issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Common Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term means when used herein that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of such shares).

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act or that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully,  
   
/s/ Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

PURSUANT TO THE

INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. 2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

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Participant: _____________________

 

Grant Date: _____________________

 

Base Price: $_____

 

Number of Shares subject to this SAR: _____________________

 

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THIS SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between International General Insurance Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “Company”), and the Participant specified above, pursuant to the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and

 

WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Share Appreciation Rights (“SAR”) provided for herein to the Participant.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:

 

1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the Award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.

 

 

 

 

2. Grant of SAR. The Company hereby grants to the Participant, as of the Grant Date, a SAR on the number of shares specified above. The SAR represents the right, upon exercise, to receive [either cash or] a number of Common Shares [, or a combination of cash and Common Shares,] with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal [, in each case,] to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares with respect to which this SAR is exercised and (ii) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of a Common Share as of the date of exercise over (B) the SAR Base Price specified above. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Participant agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to provide, the Participant with any protection against potential future dilution of the Participant’s interest in the Company for any reason. The Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Common Shares covered by the SAR unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.

 

3. Vesting and Exercise.

 

(a) Vesting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 3(c) hereof, the SAR shall vest and become exercisable as follows, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination prior to each such vesting date:

 

Vesting Date   Number of Shares
[●]   [●]
[●]   [●]
[●]   [●]
[●]   [●]

 

There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Participant’s continued service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on each applicable vesting date. Upon expiration of the SAR, the SAR shall be cancelled and no longer exercisable.

 

(b) Committee Discretion to Accelerate Vesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of the SAR at any time and for any reason.

 

(c) [Termination Following a Change in Control. The SAR shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of the Participant’s Termination, other than for Cause, during the 12-month period following a Change in Control.]

 

(d) Expiration. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and/or this Agreement, all portions of the SAR (whether vested or not vested) shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date.

 

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4. Termination. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the SAR, to the extent vested at the time of the Participant’s Termination, shall remain exercisable as follows:

 

(a) Termination due to Death or Disability. In the event of the Participant’s Termination by reason of death or Disability, the vested portion of the SAR shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) one (1) year from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the SAR pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof; provided, however, that in the case of a Termination due to Disability, if the Participant dies within such one (1) year exercise period, any unexercised SAR held by the Participant shall thereafter be exercisable by the legal representative of the Participant’s estate, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death, for a period of one (1) year from the date of death, but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of the SAR pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.

 

(b) Involuntary Termination Without Cause. In the event of the Participant’s involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause, the vested portion of the SAR shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the SAR pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.

 

(c) Voluntary Resignation. In the event of the Participant’s voluntary Termination (other than a voluntary Termination described in Section 4(d) hereof), the vested portion of the SAR shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the SAR pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.

 

(d) Termination for Cause. In the event of the Participant’s Termination for Cause or in the event of the Participant’s voluntary Termination (as provided in Section 4(c) hereof) after an event that would be grounds for a Termination for Cause, the Participant’s entire SAR (whether or not vested) shall terminate and expire upon such Termination.

 

(e) Treatment of Unvested SAR upon Termination. Any portion of the SAR that is not vested as of the date of the Participant’s Termination for any reason shall terminate and expire as of the date of such Termination.

 

5. Method of Exercise. Subject to Section 8, to the extent that all or a portion of the SAR has become vested and exercisable, such portion of the SAR may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the SAR as provided herein and in accordance with Sections 7.4(c) and 7.4(d) of the Plan, including, without limitation, by the filing of any written form of exercise notice as may be required by the Committee.

 

6. Non-Transferability. The SAR, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant (or any beneficiary(ies) of the Participant), other than by testamentary disposition by the Participant or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way the SAR, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the SAR, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.

 

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7. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.

 

8. Withholding of Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to the SAR and, if the Participant fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any Common Shares otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any minimum statutorily required withholding obligation with regard to the Participant may, with the consent of the Committee, be satisfied by reducing the amount of cash or of Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the SAR.

 

9. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Participant. The Company shall give written notice to the Participant of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.

 

10. Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Participant shall be given to the Company in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the General Counsel of the Company. Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Participant in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Participant may have on file with the Company.

 

11. No Right to Employment. Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination and the cause of such Termination shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time, for any reason and with or without Cause.

 

12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Participant authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Subsidiary) of any personal data information related to the SAR awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan). This authorization and consent is freely given by the Participant.

 

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13. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of this SAR (and any Common Shares upon exercise of this SAR) pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the SAR or any of the shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements.

 

14. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, this SAR award is intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.

 

15. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns. The Participant shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 6 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.

 

16. Headings. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.

 

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder.

 

19. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

20. Acquired Rights. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Company, acting through its Board of Directors, may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of the SAR made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Committee; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the SAR awarded hereunder) give the Participant any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Participant’s ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.
                          
  By:  
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  
     
  PARTICIPANT
     
   
     
  Name:  

 

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PURSUANT TO THE

INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. 2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

*   *   *   *   *

 

Participant: _____________________

 

Grant Date: _____________________

 

Per Share Exercise Price: $_____

 

Number of Shares subject to this Option: _____________________

 

*   *   *   *   *

 

THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between International General Insurance Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “Company”), and the Participant specified above, pursuant to the International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and

 

WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Non-Qualified Stock Option provided for herein to the Participant.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:

 

1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the Award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. No part of the Option granted hereby is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

 

 

 

 

2. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Participant, as of the Grant Date specified above, a Non-Qualified Stock Option (this “Option”) to acquire from the Company at the Per Share Exercise Price specified above, the aggregate number of Common Shares specified above (the “Option Shares”). Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Participant agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to provide, the Participant with any protection against potential future dilution of the Participant’s interest in the Company for any reason. The Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any of the Common Shares covered by the Option unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.

 

3. Vesting and Exercise.

 

(a) Vesting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 3(c) hereof, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination prior to each such vesting date:

 

Vesting Date   Number of Shares
[●]   [●]
[●]   [●]
[●]   [●]
[●]   [●]

 

There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Participant’s continued service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on each applicable vesting date. Upon expiration of the Option, the Option shall be cancelled and no longer exercisable.

 

(b) Committee Discretion to Accelerate Vesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of the Option at any time and for any reason.

 

(c) [Termination Following a Change in Control. The Option shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of the Participant’s Termination, other than for Cause, during the 12-month period following a Change in Control.]

 

(d) Expiration. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and/or this Agreement, all portions of the Option (whether vested or not vested) shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date.

 

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4. Termination. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Option, to the extent vested at the time of the Participant’s Termination, shall remain exercisable as follows:

 

(a) Termination due to Death or Disability. In the event of the Participant’s Termination by reason of death or Disability, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) one (1) year from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof; provided, however, that in the case of a Termination due to Disability, if the Participant dies within such one (1) year exercise period, any unexercised Option held by the Participant shall thereafter be exercisable by the legal representative of the Participant’s estate, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death, for a period of one (1) year from the date of death, but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.

 

(b) Involuntary Termination Without Cause. In the event of the Participant’s involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.

 

(c) Voluntary Resignation. In the event of the Participant’s voluntary Termination (other than a voluntary Termination described in Section 4(d) hereof), the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.

 

(d) Termination for Cause. In the event of the Participant’s Termination for Cause or in the event of the Participant’s voluntary Termination (as provided in Section 4(c) hereof) after an event that would be grounds for a Termination for Cause, the Participant’s entire Option (whether or not vested) shall terminate and expire upon such Termination.

 

(e) Treatment of Unvested Options upon Termination. Any portion of the Option that is not vested as of the date of the Participant’s Termination for any reason shall terminate and expire as of the date of such Termination.

 

5. Method of Exercise and Payment. Subject to Section 8 hereof, to the extent that the Option has become vested and exercisable with respect to a number of Common Shares as provided herein, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein and in accordance with Sections 6.4(c) and 6.4(d) of the Plan, including, without limitation, by the filing of any written form of exercise notice as may be required by the Committee and payment in full of the Per Share Exercise Price specified above multiplied by the number of Common Shares underlying the portion of the Option exercised.

 

6. Non-Transferability. The Option, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant (or any beneficiary of the Participant), other than by testamentary disposition by the Participant or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the Option to be Transferred to a Family Member for no value, provided that such Transfer shall only be valid upon execution of a written instrument in form and substance acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion evidencing such Transfer and the transferee’s acceptance thereof signed by the Participant and the transferee, and provided, further, that the Option may not be subsequently Transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or to another Family Member (as permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion) in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, and shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way the Option, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the Option, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.

 

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7. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.

 

8. Withholding of Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to the Option and, if the Participant fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any Common Shares otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any minimum statutorily required withholding obligation with regard to the Participant may, with the consent of the Committee, be satisfied by reducing the amount of cash or of Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option.

 

9. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Participant. The Company shall give written notice to the Participant of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.

 

10. Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Participant shall be given to the Company in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the General Counsel of the Company. Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Participant in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Participant may have on file with the Company.

 

11. No Right to Employment. Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination and the cause of such Termination shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time, for any reason and with or without Cause.

 

12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Participant authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Subsidiary) of any personal data information related to the Option awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan). This authorization and consent is freely given by the Participant.

 

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13. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Option (and the Option Shares upon exercise of the Option) pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Option or any of the Option Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements.

 

14. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the Option is intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.

 

15. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns. The Participant shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 6 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.

 

16. Headings. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.

 

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder.

 

19. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

20. Acquired Rights. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Company, acting through its Board of Directors, may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of the Option made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Committee; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the Option awarded hereunder) give the Participant any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Participant’s ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.
                          
  By:  
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  
     
  PARTICIPANT
     
   
     
  Name:  

 

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan of International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (the “Registrant”) of our report dated April 14, 2020 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of International General Insurance Holdings Limited (“IGI”), and our report dated April 14, 2020 with respect to the financial statements of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2019, which are included in its Annual Report on Form 20-F and in the Registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP  
   
London, United Kingdom  
June 3, 2020  

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form S-8 of our report dated February 7, 2020, with respect to our audits of the financial statements of Tiberius Acquisition Corporation as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, which are included in the Registration Statement of the Company on Form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Marcum llp  
   
Marcum llp  
New York, NY  
June 3, 2020