Burkina Faso · West Africa · class G

General (Non-life) insurance companies in Burkina Faso

8 licensed general (non-life) insurers, 53% of the 15 insurance entities supervised by the CIMA (regional) / Direction des Assurances. Short-term property, casualty, motor, marine and other non-life covers.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
Coris AssurancesGGeneral (Non-life)Coris HoldingPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
Generale des AssurancesGGeneral (Non-life)GA BurkinaDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified
Jackson Assurances IARDGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified
Raynal Assurances IARDGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified
SONAR IARD
Oldest insurer in Burkina (1974)
GGeneral (Non-life)SONAR GroupDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified
Sanlam Assurance BurkinaGGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam AllianzPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
Sunu Assurances IARD BurkinaGGeneral (Non-life)Sunu GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
Union des Assurances du Burkina IARDTGGeneral (Non-life)UABDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified

About general (non-life) insurers in Burkina Faso

How many general (non-life) insurers are licensed in Burkina Faso?

8 of the 15 licensed insurance entities in Burkina Faso are classified as general (non-life) (53%), according to the CIMA / CRCA register as reflected in this directory (verified - fanaf 2026).

Who regulates general (non-life) insurers in Burkina Faso?

CIMA (regional) / Direction des Assurances (CIMA / CRCA), under CIMA Code. Official website: https://cima-afrique.org.

Are the general (non-life) insurers in Burkina Faso locally or foreign owned?

3 of 8 belong to pan-African or foreign multinational groups (including Coris Holding, Sanlam Allianz, Sunu Group), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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