Cameroon · Central Africa · class L

Life insurance companies in Cameroon

10 licensed life insurers, 34% of the 29 insurance entities supervised by the CIMA (regional) / Direction des Assurances. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
ACAM VieLLifeIndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified
AXA Cameroun VieLLifeAXAForeign multinationalCIMA / CRCAVerified
Activa VieLLifeActiva GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
Allianz Cameroun Vie (now SanlamAllianz)
Verify - may be consolidated
LLifeSanlam AllianzPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
NSIA Vie Assurances CamerounLLifeNSIA GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
Prudential Beneficial Life InsuranceLLifePrudential plcForeign multinationalCIMA / CRCAVerified
SAAR Assurances VieLLifeSAAR GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
SanlamAllianz Cameroun Assurances VieLLifeSanlam AllianzPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
Sunu Assurances Vie CamerounLLifeSunu GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified
Wafa Assurance Vie CamerounLLifeAttijariwafa BankPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified

About life insurers in Cameroon

How many life insurers are licensed in Cameroon?

10 of the 29 licensed insurance entities in Cameroon are classified as life (34%), according to the CIMA / CRCA register as reflected in this directory (verified - fanaf 2026).

Who regulates life insurers in Cameroon?

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

Are the life insurers in Cameroon locally or foreign owned?

9 of 10 belong to pan-African or foreign multinational groups (including AXA, Activa Group, Sanlam Allianz, NSIA Group), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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