The Bahamas · Central America & Caribbean · class L

Life insurance companies in The Bahamas

19 licensed life insurers, 41% of the 46 insurance entities supervised by the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
BAF Financial & Insurance (Bahamas) Limited
Registered long-term (Life & Health) insurer; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
BF&M Life Insurance Company Limited (Branch)
Branch; registered long-term insurer; parent from market knowledge, not stated in the register (Bermuda)
LLifeBF&MForeign multinationalICBVerified—
Brighthouse Life Insurance Company (Branch)
Branch; registered long-term insurer; parent from market knowledge, not stated in the register (US)
LLifeBrighthouse FinancialForeign multinationalICBVerified—
Capital Life Insurance Company (Bahamas) Limited (in run-off)
In run-off per register; administered c/o Family Guardian Insurance Company Limited; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
Colina Insurance Limited
Registered long-term insurer; parent from market knowledge, not stated in the register
LLifeColina Holdings BahamasDomestic privateICBVerified—
Cooperative Assurance Limited
Registered long-term insurer; cooperative-sector ownership not verified; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
Family Guardian Insurance Company Limited
Registered long-term insurer; parent from market knowledge, not stated in the register
LLifeFamGuardDomestic privateICBVerified—
Laurentide Insurance and Mortgage Company Limited
Registered long-term insurer; address c/o Commonwealth Bank Limited per register; parent inferred from that and market knowledge
LLifeCommonwealth Bank LimitedDomestic privateICBVerified—
New Providence Life Insurance Company Limited
Registered long-term insurer; same principal representative as BAF Financial & Insurance (Bahamas) Limited; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
Sagicor Life Inc. (Branch - in run off)TSX: SFC
Branch in run-off per register; administered c/o Family Guardian Insurance Company Limited; parent from market knowledge, not stated in the register
LLifeSagicorForeign multinationalICBVerified—
DYNASTY ASSURANCE LIMITED
External insurer: Restricted Long Term Insurer; c/o Winterbotham Insurance Company Limited; group type defaulted; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
HALCYON LIFE LIMITED
External insurer: Restricted Long Term Insurer; group type defaulted; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
HANSARD WORLDWIDE LIMITEDLSE
External insurer: Unrestricted Long Term Insurer; parent from market knowledge, not stated in the register
LLifeHansard GlobalForeign multinationalICBVerified—
KENFORTH LIFE INSURANCE LIMITED
External insurer: Unrestricted Long Term Insurer; c/o Nassau Captive Management Ltd.; group type defaulted; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
NICHOL INTERNATIONAL REINSURANCE (S.A.C.) LTD.
External insurer: Unrestricted Long Term Insurer; segregated accounts company; "Reinsurance" in name but registered class is long-term; group type defaulted; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
PREMIUM LIFE INSURANCE LIMITED
External insurer: Restricted Long Term Insurer; c/o Winterbotham Insurance Management Limited; group type defaulted; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
SWISS SURE INSURANCE LIMITED
External insurer: Unrestricted Long Term Insurer; group type defaulted; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
THE WINTERBOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
External insurer: Unrestricted Long Term Insurer; c/o Winterbotham Insurance Management Limited; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—
W LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (BAHAMAS) SAC LIMITED
External insurer: Unrestricted Long Term Insurer; register adds "(formerly Five Oceans Life Insurance Company (SAC) (RUN-OFF)"; group type defaulted; Ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateICBVerified—

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About life insurers in The Bahamas

How many life insurers are licensed in The Bahamas?

19 of the 46 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in The Bahamas are classified as life (41%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates life insurers in The Bahamas?

Insurance Commission of The Bahamas (ICB). Regime: Insurance Act 2005 (Ch. 347) for domestic insurers; External Insurance Act (Ch. 348) for external insurers; Insurance Commission of The Bahamas supervision. Official website: https://icb.gov.bs.

Who owns the life insurers in The Bahamas?

Of the 19 licensed life insurers in The Bahamas, 15 are domestic private companies and 4 are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (BF&M, Brighthouse Financial, Hansard Global), as recorded in the register.

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