East Africa · KE · KES
Kenya
64 licensed entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Authority.
- Listed insurers
- 64
- Insurance classes
- 6
- Groups present
- 19
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Kenya
- English / Swahili
- Kenya
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
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
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Former and deregistered companies
Names once listed in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allianz Insurance Company of Kenya | Merged May 2021 | Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) |
| Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Company of Kenya | Renamed November 2025 | Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) |
| Jubilee General Insurance Company of Kenya | Merged May 2021 | Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) |
| Sanlam General Insurance | Transferred 1 November 2025 | Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) |
East Africa
