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Côte d'Ivoire

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

Listed insurers
41
Insurance classes
4
Groups present
13
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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 group27 66%
  • Domestic private9 22%
  • Foreign multinational3 7%
  • State-owned / parastatal1 2%
  • Mutual / cooperative1 2%

Verification log

Verified - full register · Ministère des Finances et du Budget (DGTCP, Direction des Assurances), communiqué du 21 janvier 2026: liste des sociétés d'assurances agréées en Côte d'Ivoire pour 2026 (PDF downloaded by the owner): 13 life, 23 non-life and 14 reinsurance entries, of which 41 insurers and locally established reinsurers are reconciled

Verified against the Ministry of Finance list of insurers authorised for 2026 (21 Jan 2026): 21 rows matched, 20 companies added (7 life, 11 non-life, 2 reinsurers), AXA and SanlamAllianz corrected to non-life and Yako Africa to life. Loyale Assurances merged into AMSA Assurances (CRCA decision 076-25, 13 Dec 2025); Loyale Vie is not on the 2026 list, cause not established. Representation offices of foreign reinsurers are not counted.

Licensed insurers in Côte d'Ivoire

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
AXA Assurances Cote d'IvoireEuronext Paris: CS
Registered as AXA COTE D'IVOIRE
GGeneral (Non-life)AXAIAIGForeign multinationalCIMA / CRCAVerified65 Confidence: Low
Sanlam Allianz Cote d'Ivoire
Merger of Saham and Allianz CI; Registered as SANLAMALLIANZ CÔTE D'IVOIRE ASSURANCES
GGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam AllianzIAIGPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
AMSA Assurances Cote d'IvoireGGeneral (Non-life)AMSA GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Activa Assurances Cote d'IvoireGGeneral (Non-life)Activa GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Atlantique Assurances Cote d'IvoireGGeneral (Non-life)Banque Atlantique / BCPPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Coris Assurances Cote d'IvoireGGeneral (Non-life)Coris HoldingPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
GNA Assurances
Registered as GENERATION NOUVELLE D'ASSURANCES COTE D'IVOIRE (GNA-CI)
GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Leadway Assurance Cote d'Ivoire
Registered as LEADWAY ASSURANCE IARD
GGeneral (Non-life)Leadway GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
NSIA Assurances Cote d'Ivoire (IARD)
Group HQ Abidjan; Registered as NSIA COTE D'IVOIRE (NSIA-CI)
GGeneral (Non-life)NSIA GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
SIDAMState-owned
Registered as SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE D'ASSURANCES MULTIRISQUES (SIDAM S.A)
GGeneral (Non-life)Government of Cote d'IvoireState-owned / parastatalCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Serenity SAGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Sunu Assurances IARD Cote d'Ivoire
Group HQ Abidjan; Registered as SUNU ASSURANCES IARD
GGeneral (Non-life)Sunu GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Yako Africa Assurances
Registered as YAKO AFRICA ASSURANCES VIE
LLifeIndependentDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Atlantique Assurances Vie
Registered as ATLANTIQUE ASSURANCES VIE (AA VIE)
LLifeBanque Atlantique / BCPPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
NSIA Vie Assurances Cote d'Ivoire
Registered as NSIA VIE ASSURANCES (NSIA-VIE)
LLifeNSIA GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Prudential Beneficial Life Cote d'IvoireHKEX: 2378
Registered as PRUDENTIAL BELIFE INSURANCE
LLifePrudential plcIAIGForeign multinationalCIMA / CRCAVerified74 Confidence: Low
Sunu Assurances Vie Cote d'IvoireLLifeSunu GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Wafa Assurance Vie Cote d'IvoireBVC: ATW
Registered as WAFA ASSURANCE COTE D'IVOIRE VIE
LLifeAttijariwafa BankPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Aveni-Re
Private regional reinsurer
RReinsurerIndependentPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Kenya Re Cote d'IvoireNSE: KNRE
Regional subsidiary; Registered as KENYA RE (Filiale)
RReinsurerKenya RePan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
NCA Re (Nouvelle Compagnie Africaine de Reassurance)
Registered as NCA-RE
RReinsurerIndependentPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Coris Assurances Vie Côte d'Ivoire
Parent taken from the name, as for the non-life sister row Coris Assurances Cote d'Ivoire; ownership not researched
LLifeCoris HoldingPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Leadway Vie
Parent taken from the name, as for the non-life sister row Leadway Assurance Cote d'Ivoire; also authorised for takaful products; ownership not researched
LLifeLeadway GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
SanlamAllianz Côte d'Ivoire Assurances Vie
Life sister of the non-life row Sanlam Allianz Cote d'Ivoire; parent taken from the name; ownership not researched
LLifeSanlam AllianzIAIGPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Schiba Assurance Vie
ownership not researched
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Société Africaine d'Assurances et de Réassurances Vie Côte d'Ivoire (SAAR-Vie CI)
Parent taken from the SAAR name, the group label used for SAAR companies elsewhere in the directory; ownership not researched; Registered as SOCIETE AFRICAINE D'ASSURANCES ET DE REASSURANCES VIE COTE D'IVOIRE (SAAR-VIE CI)
LLifeSAAR GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Société du Millénaire d'Assurance Vie (SOMAVIE)
ownership not researched; Registered as SOCIETE DU MILLENAIRE D'ASSURANCE VIE (SOMAVIE)
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
SONAM Vie Côte d'Ivoire
Parent taken from the name (SONAM Group, Senegal-based per the directory's Senegal rows, hence PA here); the list gives this company AXA Côte d'Ivoire's postal box (01 BP 378) and axa.ci e-mail addresses, which is unexplained; ownership not researched; Registered as SONAM VIE COTE D'IVOIRE
LLifeSONAM GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
AFG Assurances S.A. IARDT Côte d'Ivoire
Parent taken from the AFG name, the group label used for AFG Assurances elsewhere in the directory; also authorised for credit and surety (cautionnement) business; ownership not researched
GGeneral (Non-life)AFG (African Financial Group)Pan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Assurances COMAR Côte d'Ivoire (COMAR CI)
Parent taken from the COMAR name (Groupe COMAR, Tunisia, hence PA here); ownership not researched; Registered as ASSURANCES COMAR COTE D'IVOIRE (COMAR CI)
GGeneral (Non-life)Groupe COMARPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Atlanta Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
Also authorised for surety (cautionnement) business; ownership not researched; Registered as ATLANTA ASSURANCES COTE D'IVOIRE
GGeneral (Non-life)Parent not named in registerDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
L'Africaine des Assurances Côte d'Ivoire (2ACI)
Formerly SAFA, per the list; ownership not researched; Registered as L'AFRICAINE DES ASSURANCES (2ACI)(EX SAFA)
GGeneral (Non-life)Parent not named in registerDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Mutuelle d'Assurances des Taxis Compteurs d'Abidjan (MATCA)
Mutual insurer, per its name; ownership not researched; Ownership type inferred from name; parent not researched
GGeneral (Non-life)Parent not named in registerMutual / cooperativeCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Schiba Assurances SA
ownership not researched
GGeneral (Non-life)Parent not named in registerDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Société Ivoirienne de Micro-Assurances
Listed among the non-life companies; classed as a microinsurer because its name and the separate microinsurance list show it is a dedicated micro-insurance company (use G if the directory prefers the list's non-life heading); ownership not researched; Registered as SOCIETE IVOIRIENNE DE MICRO-ASSURANCES
MMicroinsurerParent not named in registerDomestic privateCIMA / CRCAVerified—
SMABTP Côte d'Ivoire S.A.
Parent taken from the name (SMABTP, a French mutual, hence FM); also authorised for surety (cautionnement) business; ownership not researched; Registered as SMABTP COTE D'IVOIRE S.A
GGeneral (Non-life)SMABTPForeign multinationalCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Société Africaine d'Assurances et de Réassurances de Côte d'Ivoire (SAAR-CI)
Parent taken from the SAAR name, the group label used for SAAR companies elsewhere in the directory; also authorised for surety and takaful business; ownership not researched; Registered as SOCIETE AFRICAINE D'ASSURANCES ET DE REASSURANCES DE COTE D'IVOIRE (SAAR-CI)
GGeneral (Non-life)SAAR GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
SONAM Assurances
Formerly 3A IARD, per the list; parent taken from the name (SONAM Group, Senegal-based, hence PA here); ownership not researched; Registered as SONAM ASSURANCES (EX 3A IARD)
GGeneral (Non-life)SONAM GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Wafa Assurance Côte d'IvoireBVC: ATW
Non-life sister of the row Wafa Assurance Vie Cote d'Ivoire; parent taken from the name as for that row; ownership not researched; Registered as WAFA ASSURANCE COTE D'IVOIRE
GGeneral (Non-life)Attijariwafa BankPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Sunu Re
Captive reinsurer, per the list; parent taken from the name; ownership not researched; Registered as SUNU RE (Captive de réassurance)
RReinsurerSunu GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—
Manzi-Ré
Captive reinsurer, per the list; licensed by CRCA decision 071-25 of 13 Dec 2025 as MANZI Réassurance SA Côte d'Ivoire, captive of the NSIA group for life and non-life reinsurance; Registered as MANZI-Ré (Captive de réassurance)
RReinsurerNSIA GroupPan-African groupCIMA / CRCAVerified—

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Former and deregistered companies

Names once listed in Côte d'Ivoire and no longer in use. A company that was renamed, merged or acquired is counted under the name it has today; the names below are counted in no total on this page.

Former nameWhat happenedListed today as
Loyale AssurancesMerged 13 December 2025AMSA Assurances Cote d'Ivoire
Loyale VieNo longer on the registerNot recorded

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