Bangladesh · South Asia · class L

Life insurance companies in Bangladesh

27 licensed life insurers, 33% of the 82 insurance entities supervised by the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
Chartered LifeLLifeCharteredDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Delta LifeLLifeDeltaDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Fareast Islami Life
Under regulatory action
LLifeFareastDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Guardian LifeLLifeGuardian (Apex/BRAC)Domestic privateIDRAVerified—
Jiban Bima CorpState-ownedLLifeGovernment of BangladeshState-owned / parastatalIDRAVerified—
Meghna LifeLLifeMeghnaDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
MetLife BangladeshNYSE: MET
Largest private life; Registered as আমেরিকান লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স কোম্পানী (মেটলাইফ) (American Life Insurance Company (MetLife))
LLifeMetLifeIAIGForeign multinationalIDRAVerified62 Confidence: Low
National LifeLLifeNationalDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Popular LifeLLifePopularDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Pragati LifeDSE: PRAGATIINSLLifePragatiDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Prime Islami LifeLLifePrimeDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Rupali LifeDSE: RUPALIINSLLifeRupaliDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Sandhani LifeLLifeSandhaniDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Sonali LifeLLifeSonaliDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Sunlife InsuranceLLifeSunlife BDDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Zenith Islami LifeLLifeZenithDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Astha Life Insurance Company Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as আস্থা লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স কোম্পানী লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Golden Life Insurance Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as গোল্ডেন লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Diamond Life Insurance Company Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as ডায়মন্ড লাইফ ইনসিওরেন্স কোম্পানি লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Progressive Life Insurance Company Ltd
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as প্রগ্রেসিভ লাইফ ইনসিওরেন্স কোম্পানী লিঃ
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Baira Life Insurance Company Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as বায়রা লাইফ ইন্সিওরেন্স কোম্পানী লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Best Life Insurance Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as বেস্ট লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Jamuna Life Insurance Company Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as যমুনা লাইফ ইনসিওরেন্স কোম্পানি লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of Bangladesh Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there. The name suggests Life Insurance Corporation of India (which would make it FM) but no consulted source states the parent.; Registered as লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স কর্পোরেশন (এল আই সি)অফ বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Shanta Life Insurance PLC
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as শান্তা লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স পিএলসি
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Sunflower Life Insurance Company Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as সানফ্লাওয়ার লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স কোম্পানি লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—
Homeland Life Insurance Company Limited
Ownership not researched. Register name is in Bengali; English rendering follows the spelling in IDRA's own English life-insurer lists (Chairman/CEO pages) where it appears there.; Registered as হোমল্যান্ড লাইফ ইন্স্যুরেন্স কোম্পানী লিমিটেড
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIDRAVerified—

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About life insurers in Bangladesh

How many life insurers are licensed in Bangladesh?

27 of the 82 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in Bangladesh are classified as life (33%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates life insurers in Bangladesh?

Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA). Regime: Insurance Act 2010; IDRA Act 2010. Official website: https://idra.org.bd.

Who owns the life insurers in Bangladesh?

Of the 27 licensed life insurers in Bangladesh, 25 are domestic private companies, 1 is a subsidiary of a foreign multinational group (MetLife), and 1 is state-owned or parastatal (Government of Bangladesh), as recorded in the register.

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