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Kenya

64 licensed entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Authority.

Verified against regulator register2 market notes in 2026 /api/v1/countries/kenya.json

By ownership

  • Pan-African group33 52%
  • Domestic private27 42%
  • Foreign multinational3 5%
  • State-owned / parastatal1 2%

Verification log

Verified - full register · IRA Gazette 30 Apr 2026

Removed Corporate Insurance, Trident, Xplico, Invesco, Kuscco Mutual, Metropolitan Cannon (not on 2026 gazette); added NCBA Insurance, Star Discover, Bupa Global, Definite, Equity General/Health, Cannon, AMACO, 5 micro-insurers

2026 market notes

  • IRA gazetted 2026 licensed insurers (30 Apr 2026): 5 reinsurers, 35 general, 22 life, 5 micro

    Effect on directory: Master List mirrors gazette; distressed firms under PCF statutory management omitted

  • Sanlam and Allianz operate as Sanlam Allianz in Kenya; AIG Kenya now NCBA Insurance; Equity Group licensed for general and health

    Effect on directory: Names updated

Licensed insurers in Kenya

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
APA InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)Apollo GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Africa Merchant Assurance Co (AMACO)GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Britam General Insurance Co (K)GGeneral (Non-life)Britam HoldingsPan-African groupIRAVerified
CIC General InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)CIC GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Cannon General Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Definite Assurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Directline Assurance Co
PSV specialist
GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Equity General Insurance (Kenya)GGeneral (Non-life)Equity GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Fidelity Shield Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
First Assurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)Absa GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
GA InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)GA InsurancePan-African groupIRAVerified
Geminia Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
ICEA LION General Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)ICEA LionPan-African groupIRAVerified
Intra Africa Assurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Kenindia Assurance Co (General)
Composite licence
GGeneral (Non-life)Indian public-sector insurersForeign multinationalIRAVerified
Kenya Orient InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
MUA Insurance (Kenya)GGeneral (Non-life)MUA (Mauritius Union)Pan-African groupIRAVerified
Madison General Insurance KenyaGGeneral (Non-life)Madison GroupDomestic privateIRAVerified
Mayfair Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)Mayfair GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
NCBA Insurance Co
Formerly AIG Kenya
GGeneral (Non-life)NCBA GroupDomestic privateIRAVerified
Occidental Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Old Mutual General Insurance KenyaGGeneral (Non-life)Old Mutual LtdPan-African groupIRAVerified
Pacis Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Pioneer General InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)Pioneer GroupDomestic privateIRAVerified
Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya)GGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam AllianzPan-African groupIRAVerified
Star Discover InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Tausi Assurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
The Heritage Insurance CoGGeneral (Non-life)Liberty / Standard Bank GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Co (General)
Composite licence
GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
The Monarch Insurance Co (General)
Composite licence
GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
AAR Insurance (Kenya)HHealth / MedicalAAR GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Bupa Global InsuranceHHealth / MedicalBupaForeign multinationalIRAVerified
Equity Health Insurance (Kenya)HHealth / MedicalEquity GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Jubilee Health InsuranceHHealth / MedicalJubilee HoldingsPan-African groupIRAVerified
ABSA Life Assurance KenyaLLifeAbsa GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
APA Life AssuranceLLifeApollo GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Britam Life Assurance Co (K)LLifeBritam HoldingsPan-African groupIRAVerified
CIC Life AssuranceLLifeCIC GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Cannon Life Assurance (K)LLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Capex Life Assurance CoLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Equity Life Assurance (Kenya)LLifeEquity GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
GA Life AssuranceLLifeGA InsurancePan-African groupIRAVerified
Geminia Life Insurance CoLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
ICEA LION Life Assurance CoLLifeICEA LionPan-African groupIRAVerified
Jubilee Life InsuranceLLifeJubilee HoldingsPan-African groupIRAVerified
Kenya Orient Life AssuranceLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Liberty Life Assurance KenyaLLifeLiberty / Standard Bank GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Madison Life Assurance KenyaLLifeMadison GroupDomestic privateIRAVerified
Old Mutual Life Assurance KenyaLLifeOld Mutual LtdPan-African groupIRAVerified
Pioneer Assurance CoLLifePioneer GroupDomestic privateIRAVerified
Prudential Life Assurance KenyaLLifePrudential plcForeign multinationalIRAVerified
Sanlam Allianz Life Insurance (Kenya)LLifeSanlam AllianzPan-African groupIRAVerified
Star Discover Life InsuranceLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
APA MicroinsuranceMMicroinsurerApollo GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Birdview Micro InsuranceMMicroinsurerIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Britam Microinsurance Co (K)MMicroinsurerBritam HoldingsPan-African groupIRAVerified
CIC MicroinsuranceMMicroinsurerCIC GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified
Turaco Microinsurance
Also Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana
MMicroinsurerTuracoPan-African groupIRAVerified
Continental Reinsurance Ltd (Kenya)RReinsurerContinental RePan-African groupIRAVerified
East Africa Reinsurance CoRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified
Ghana Reinsurance Co (Kenya)RReinsurerGhana RePan-African groupIRAVerified
Kenya Reinsurance Corp (Kenya Re)
Listed
RReinsurerGovernment of Kenya (60%) / NSEState-owned / parastatalIRAVerified
WAICA Reinsurance (Kenya)RReinsurerWAICA RePan-African groupIRAVerified
Takaful Insurance of AfricaTTakaful / IslamicIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified