{ "dataset": "Insurers Global — Insurance Companies Directory (Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America and North America)", "version": "2026-09-08+af188cb54143", "verified": "2026-09-08", "licence": "CC BY 4.0 — attribute KAFS North America (Kenbright Actuarial and Financial Services North America), https://insurers.global", "data": { "slug": "equatorial-guinea", "name": "Equatorial Guinea", "workbookName": "Equatorial Guinea", "continent": "africa", "iso2": "GQ", "iso3": "GNQ", "isoNum": "226", "composite": null, "region": "central-africa", "regulator": { "name": "CIMA (regional) / Direction des Assurances", "acronym": "CIMA / CRCA", "website": "https://cima-afrique.org", "regime": "CIMA Code", "registerSource": "CIMA, 'Décisions de la CRCA' pages by year (https://cima-afrique.org/decisions-de-la-crca/, year tabs 2017-2025, retrieved 2026-09-26): 2017 Décision N°071 (blâme to L'Africaine des Assurances de Guinée Equatoriale (AAGE), Malabo); 2018 Décision N°0055 (blâme to 'Equatoriale Guinéan Insurance Company' (EGICO), Malabo) and N°0072 (CHANAS ASSURANCES S.A., Malabo); 2021 Décision N°0084 (fine to 'Guinea Equatorial de Petroles Seguros SA') and N°0086 (CHANAS Assurances, Guinée Equatoriale); 2025 Décision n°018-25 of 14 Feb 2025 (fine to CHANAS ASSURANCES SA, 01 BP 2044 Malabo, for filing its 2023 annual return late; PDF https://cima-afrique.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Decision-n°018-25-Infligeant-une-amende-a-la-societe-CHANAS-Guinee-Equatoriale.pdf). FANAF, Annuaire 30e édition 2021 (https://fanaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ANNUAIRE_FANAF_2021_30e_Edition.pdf, retrieved 2026-09-26) lists EGICO, L'Africaine des Assurances and GEPETROL SEGUROS SA for Guinée Equatoriale. Count: Finance Minister Fortunato Ofa Mbo Nchama, 7 May 2023 (Ahora EG, https://ahoraeg.com/sociedad/2023/05/07/guinea-ecuatorial-cuenta-con-la-primera-empresa-de-seguros-de-vida-y-capitalizacion-al-servicio-de-las-personas-empresas-e-instituciones/; Guinea Ecuatorial Press), stated the market had 4 non-life companies and 8 intermediaries and no life insurer before VidaSEguros." }, "currency": "XAF", "currencies": [ { "code": "XAF", "name": "Central African CFA franc", "symbol": "FCFA", "decimalDigits": 0, "countries": [ "cameroon", "central-african-republic", "chad", "equatorial-guinea", "gabon", "republic-of-congo" ], "usdRate": 581.92848104034, "usdRateYear": 2025, "rateSource": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/{iso2}/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF", "rateLicence": "CC BY 4.0", "rateSeen": "2026-09-09" } ], "total": 5, "byClass": { "general-non-life": 4, "life": 1 }, "byGroupType": { "pan-african-group": 3, "state-owned-parastatal": 2 }, "verification": { "level": "partial", "basis": "register", "status": "Partially verified - CIMA/CRCA decisions name all four non-life insurers; the life insurer is confirmed by state press only", "source": "CIMA, 'Décisions de la CRCA' pages by year (https://cima-afrique.org/decisions-de-la-crca/, year tabs 2017-2025, retrieved 2026-09-26): 2017 Décision N°071 (blâme to L'Africaine des Assurances de Guinée Equatoriale (AAGE), Malabo); 2018 Décision N°0055 (blâme to 'Equatoriale Guinéan Insurance Company' (EGICO), Malabo) and N°0072 (CHANAS ASSURANCES S.A., Malabo); 2021 Décision N°0084 (fine to 'Guinea Equatorial de Petroles Seguros SA') and N°0086 (CHANAS Assurances, Guinée Equatoriale); 2025 Décision n°018-25 of 14 Feb 2025 (fine to CHANAS ASSURANCES SA, 01 BP 2044 Malabo, for filing its 2023 annual return late; PDF https://cima-afrique.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Decision-n°018-25-Infligeant-une-amende-a-la-societe-CHANAS-Guinee-Equatoriale.pdf). FANAF, Annuaire 30e édition 2021 (https://fanaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ANNUAIRE_FANAF_2021_30e_Edition.pdf, retrieved 2026-09-26) lists EGICO, L'Africaine des Assurances and GEPETROL SEGUROS SA for Guinée Equatoriale. Count: Finance Minister Fortunato Ofa Mbo Nchama, 7 May 2023 (Ahora EG, https://ahoraeg.com/sociedad/2023/05/07/guinea-ecuatorial-cuenta-con-la-primera-empresa-de-seguros-de-vida-y-capitalizacion-al-servicio-de-las-personas-empresas-e-instituciones/; Guinea Ecuatorial Press), stated the market had 4 non-life companies and 8 intermediaries and no life insurer before VidaSEguros.", "corrections": "Four non-life rows match the Minister's May 2023 count of four; with VidaSEguros (first life insurer, opened 6-7 May 2023) the market totals 5. No official list naming all five was retrieved, so not 'full register'. CIMA annual market reports (2021, 2022) give premiums for the market but no company names. CHANAS Assurances SA (GE) was placed under provisional administration by CRCA Décision N°0005-20 (2020); no decision lifting it was found, but it was still being sanctioned as a filing insurer in Feb 2025, so it is kept. Brokers found in directories (ASCOMA, Gras Savoye Guinea, Guinea Brokers, CKRE Internacional) and directory-only names (Satelite Seguros, COGUISE SL) are excluded. Africa Re is a shareholder of GEPetrol Seguros, not a separately listed local insurer." }, "marketNotes": [], "url": "https://insurers.global/countries/equatorial-guinea/", "api": "https://insurers.global/api/v1/countries/equatorial-guinea.json", "insurersApi": "https://insurers.global/api/v1/countries/equatorial-guinea/insurers.json", "insurersPagesApi": "https://insurers.global/api/v1/countries/equatorial-guinea/insurers/pages/1.json", "insurers": [ { "slug": "equatorial-guinea-equatorial-guinean-insurance-company-egico", "name": "Equatorial Guinean Insurance Company (EGICO)", "country": "equatorial-guinea", "class": "general-non-life", "classCode": "G", "group": "SAAR Group", "groupSlug": "saar-group", "groupPlaceholder": false, "groupType": "pan-african-group", "verification": "partial", "sourceBasis": "CIMA, Décisions de la CRCA 2018, Décision N°0055 (blâme to EGICO, Malabo), N°0056 (blâme to Mr FOKAM KAMMOGNE Paul, PCA of EGICO), https://cima-afrique.org/decisions-de-la-crca/?y=115, retrieved 2026-09-26; FANAF Annuaire 2021 (EGICO, BP 272 Malabo).", "classBasis": null, "groupBasis": null, "lei": null, "nationalId": null, "notes": "Non-life (IARD). Group link: a search excerpt of saar-assurances.com lists 'EGICO S.A. in Equatorial Guinea' among SAAR group companies, SAAR's own group page lists Guinée Équatoriale as a country of operation, and the 2018 CRCA decision names Paul Fokam Kammogne (SAAR/Afriland founder) as chairman. Group link not confirmed on a primary SAAR page. Licence date not found.", "url": "https://insurers.global/insurers/equatorial-guinea-equatorial-guinean-insurance-company-egico/" }, { "slug": "equatorial-guinea-gepetrol-seguros-s-a", "name": "GEPetrol Seguros, S.A.", "country": "equatorial-guinea", "class": "general-non-life", "classCode": "G", "group": "Government of Equatorial Guinea", "groupSlug": null, "groupPlaceholder": false, "groupType": "state-owned-parastatal", "verification": "partial", "sourceBasis": "CIMA, Décisions de la CRCA 2021, Décision N°0084 (fine to 'Guinea Equatorial de Petroles Seguros SA (GUINEE EQUATORIALE)'), https://cima-afrique.org/decisions-de-la-crca/?y=998881, retrieved 2026-09-26; company history page https://gepetrol-seguros.com/nuestra-historia/, retrieved 2026-09-26.", "classBasis": null, "groupBasis": null, "lei": null, "nationalId": null, "notes": "Created by Presidential Decree 56/2007 as the oil-and-gas sector insurer; CIMA licence No. 104 after a favourable opinion in 2018, IARD business; capital XAF 5 billion; offices in Malabo and Bata. Shareholders named as GEPETROL S.A. and BANGE (both state-controlled), Africa Re and PROINCOGE, percentages not stated - state-owned classification inferred from the state entities' presence, not from a stated majority.", "url": "https://insurers.global/insurers/equatorial-guinea-gepetrol-seguros-s-a/" }, { "slug": "equatorial-guinea-lafricaine-des-assurances-de-guinee-equatoriale-aage", "name": "L'Africaine des Assurances de Guinée Equatoriale (AAGE)", "country": "equatorial-guinea", "class": "general-non-life", "classCode": "G", "group": "L'Africaine des Assurances", "groupSlug": "lafricaine-des-assurances", "groupPlaceholder": false, "groupType": "pan-african-group", "verification": "partial", "sourceBasis": "CIMA, Décisions de la CRCA 2017, Décision N°071 (blâme to 'l'Africaine des Assurances de Guinée Equatoriale (AAGE), Malabo'), https://cima-afrique.org/decisions-de-la-crca/?y=116, retrieved 2026-09-26; L'Africaine des Assurances 'Nos filiales' (https://www.africaine-assur.com/nos-filiales/), retrieved 2026-09-26; FANAF Annuaire 2021.", "classBasis": null, "groupBasis": null, "lei": null, "nationalId": null, "notes": "Non-life. Subsidiary of the Beninese L'Africaine des Assurances group (address Zone Caracolas, Avenue Parques de Africa, Malabo). A search summary dates the subsidiary to 2005; not confirmed on a primary page.", "url": "https://insurers.global/insurers/equatorial-guinea-lafricaine-des-assurances-de-guinee-equatoriale-aage/" }, { "slug": "equatorial-guinea-chanas-assurances-sa", "name": "CHANAS Assurances SA", "country": "equatorial-guinea", "class": "general-non-life", "classCode": "G", "group": "Chanas Assurances", "groupSlug": null, "groupPlaceholder": false, "groupType": "pan-african-group", "verification": "partial", "sourceBasis": "CIMA/CRCA Décision n°018/D/CIMA/CRCA/PDT/2025 of 14 Feb 2025, 'infligeant une amende à la société CHANAS Assurances SA, 01 BP 2044, Malabo (République de Guinée Equatoriale)', https://cima-afrique.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Decision-n°018-25-Infligeant-une-amende-a-la-societe-CHANAS-Guinee-Equatoriale.pdf, retrieved 2026-09-26.", "classBasis": null, "groupBasis": null, "lei": null, "nationalId": null, "notes": "Non-life. Placed under provisional administration by CRCA Décision N°0005-20 (2020); lifting not found, but the 2025 decision treats it as a filing insurer (2023 annual return). A directory states CIMA recognition since 14 April 2004 (unconfirmed). Parent link to Chanas Assurances S.A. (Douala) is from web directories, not the register.", "url": "https://insurers.global/insurers/equatorial-guinea-chanas-assurances-sa/" }, { "slug": "equatorial-guinea-vidaseguros-g-e-s-a", "name": "VidaSEguros G.E S.A", "country": "equatorial-guinea", "class": "life", "classCode": "L", "group": "Government of Equatorial Guinea", "groupSlug": null, "groupPlaceholder": false, "groupType": "state-owned-parastatal", "verification": "partial", "sourceBasis": "Guinea Ecuatorial Press (official government site), 'El Jefe de Estado preside la presentación de la primera empresa oficial de seguros de vida y capitalización', 7 May 2023 (https://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticias/el_jefe_de_estado_preside_la_presentacion_de_la_primera_empresa_oficial_de_seguros_de_vida_y_capitalizacion); Sika Finance, 'Guinée Équatoriale : La première compagnie d'assurance vie ouvre ses portes' (https://www.sikafinance.com/marches/guinee-equatoriale-la-premiere-compagnie-dassurance-vie-ouvre-ses-portes_40587); company site https://www.vidaseguros-eg.com/nosotros.html; all retrieved 2026-09-26.", "classBasis": null, "groupBasis": null, "lei": null, "nationalId": null, "notes": "Life and capitalisation insurer, inaugurated 6-7 May 2023 in Sipopo. Sika Finance reports the state holds a majority stake; chairman Antonio Oburu Ondo. Company describes itself as 'VidaSEguros EG, S.A.', the first and only national life insurer. No CRCA decision naming it was found, so its CIMA approval date is unconfirmed.", "url": "https://insurers.global/insurers/equatorial-guinea-vidaseguros-g-e-s-a/" } ] } }