Guianas · GYD / SRD / EUR
Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
Markets covered: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
24 licensed entities supervised by the Bank of Guyana / Centrale Bank van Suriname / ACPR (France).
- Listed insurers
- 24
- Insurance classes
- 3
- Groups present
- 5
Reinsurance tax on foreign reinsurers
Latest available research by tax type. Treaty relief and transaction conditions can change the result.
- French Guiana: Rate not established — Not verified · reviewed 2026-10-06
- Guyana: Rate not established — Not verified · reviewed 2026-10-06
- Suriname: Rate not established — Not verified · reviewed 2026-10-06
A sense of place
Beyond the numbers.
Heritage, places of work and the landscapes that connect them. Three selected references behind this artistic portrait.
This directory entry groups several markets. The flags and language notes below retain their separate identities.
Local names, languages & illustration notes
Selected local names and languages, with links to the references behind this artistic composition.
Guyana
- English
- Guyana
Suriname
- Dutch
- Suriname
French Guiana
- French
- Guyane française
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
Verification log
Partially verified - Guyana only (Bank of Guyana register, Sep 2023); Suriname and French Guiana not reconciled · Bank of Guyana, List of Registered Insurance Companies (v2, PDF created 19 Sep 2023, the list linked from bankofguyana.org.gy as at 22 Sep 2026): 18 companies with their long-term and general classes. No Suriname (CBvS) or French Guiana (ACPR) list retrieved
Guyana reconciled against the Bank of Guyana register of 18 insurers (Sep 2023): 8 rows matched, Assuria Guyana reclassed C to G, 10 added, Massy United removed as acquired and renamed CG United (2022). Suriname (5 rows) and the French Guiana placeholder row were not reconciled: the CBvS and ACPR sites could not be reached.
Licensed insurers in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assuria Guyana Registered as Assuria General (GY) Inc. | GGeneral (Non-life) | Assuria (Suriname) | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Assuria N.V. (Suriname) Largest in Suriname | CComposite | Assuria | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Fatum Suriname | CComposite | Guardian Group | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| French Guiana - French insurers (AXA, Groupama, Generali) via branches EU territory; ACPR-supervised | CComposite | Various | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Self Reliance (Suriname) | CComposite | Self Reliance | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Caricom General Insurance (Guyana) Registered as Caricom General Insurance Company Inc. | GGeneral (Non-life) | Caricom | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Diamond Fire & General (Guyana) Registered as Diamond Fire & General Insurance Inc. | GGeneral (Non-life) | Diamond | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Guyana and Trinidad Mutual (GTM) Fire Registered as The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited | GGeneral (Non-life) | GTM | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance (Guyana) Registered as The Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited | GGeneral (Non-life) | Mutual | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Nafico (North American Fire & General, Guyana) Registered as North American Fire and General Insurance Company Limited | GGeneral (Non-life) | Nafico | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Parsasco (Suriname) | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parsasco | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Surinaamse Assurantie Maatschappij Verify | GGeneral (Non-life) | Independent | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Demerara Mutual Life (Guyana) Registered as Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited | LLife | Demerara Mutual | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| GTM Life Registered as The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Life Insurance Company Limited | LLife | GTM | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Assuria Life (GY) Inc. ownership not researched; the life sister of Assuria General (GY) Inc. (row 797) | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| CG United Insurance Ltd. formerly Massy United Insurance (row 806); CG = Coralisle Group Ltd, Bermuda, per the company site | GGeneral (Non-life) | Coralisle Group Ltd | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Demerara Fire and General Insurance Company Limited ownership not researched | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Frandec & Company (Insurance) Inc. ownership not researched | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| G.C.I.S. Incorporated ownership not researched | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Hand-in-Hand Mutual Life Assurance Company Limited ownership not researched; a mutual by name, the life sister of row 805 | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| North American Life Insurance Company Limited ownership not researched; the life sister of row 807 (NAFICO) | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Premier Insurance Company Inc. ownership not researched | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Premier Life Inc. ownership not researched | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| The New India Assurance Company (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited ownership not researched; the name indicates a New India Assurance subsidiary incorporated in Trinidad and Tobago | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
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Former and deregistered companies
Names once listed in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana 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 name | What happened | Listed today as |
|---|---|---|
| Massy United Insurance (Guyana) | Acquired May 2022 | CG United Insurance Ltd. |