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Benin

Bénin

13 licensed entities supervised by the CIMA (regional) / Direction des Assurances.

Listed insurers
13
Insurance classes
2
Groups present
6
Illustrated collage of Benin, inspired by Royal Palaces of Abomey, Cotonou, Pendjari National Park.
Benin
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A sense of place

Beyond the numbers.

Heritage, places of work and the landscapes that connect them. Three selected references behind this artistic portrait.

Local names, languages & illustration notes

Selected local names and languages, with links to the references behind this artistic composition.

BeninBenin

French
Bénin

Name reference: mledoze/countries · ODbL data · ODbL licence. Flag artwork: flag-icons · MIT.

By class of business

Each company is counted once, under the class its register row records. The supervisor’s own tally counts licences, so a company licensed for more than one class appears more than once there.

By ownership

  • Pan-African group9 69%
  • Domestic private4 31%

Verification log

Verified - FANAF 2026 · FANAF Annuaire 2026 (FY2024)

Atlantique rebranded AFG Assurances; added CIF Vie, L'Africaine Vie, Nobila

Licensed insurers in Benin

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
AFG Assurances Benin IARDT (ex-Atlantique)GGeneral (Non-life)AFG (African Financial Group)Pan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
L'Africaine des AssurancesGGeneral (Non-life)L'Africaine des AssurancesDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified59 Confidence: Low
La Generale des Assurances (GAB)GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
NSIA Assurances BeninGGeneral (Non-life)NSIA GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Nobila AssurancesGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Sanlam Assurance BeninGGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam AllianzIAIGPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Sunu Assurances BeninGGeneral (Non-life)Sunu GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
AFG Assurances Benin Vie (ex-Atlantique Vie)LLifeAFG (African Financial Group)Pan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
CIF Assurances VieLLifeCIFPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
L'Africaine Vie BeninLLifeL'Africaine des AssurancesDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified54 Confidence: Low
NSIA Vie Assurances BeninLLifeNSIA GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified58 Confidence: Low
Sanlam Assurance Vie BeninLLifeSanlam AllianzIAIGPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Sunu Assurances Vie BeninLLifeSunu GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—

Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

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