Kenya · East Africa · class L

Life insurance companies in Kenya

19 licensed life insurers, 30% of the 64 insurance entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Authority. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
ABSA Life Assurance KenyaJSE: ABGLLifeAbsa GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified—
APA Life AssuranceLLifeApollo GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified—
Britam Life Assurance Co (K)NSE: BRITLLifeBritam HoldingsPan-African groupIRAVerified—
CIC Life AssuranceNSE: CICLLifeCIC GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified—
Cannon Life Assurance (K)LLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified—
Capex Life Assurance CoLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified—
Equity Life Assurance (Kenya)NSE: EQTYLLifeEquity GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified—
GA Life AssuranceLLifeGA InsurancePan-African groupIRAVerified—
Geminia Life Insurance CoLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified—
ICEA LION Life Assurance CoLLifeICEA LionPan-African groupIRAVerified—
Jubilee Life InsuranceNSE: JUBLLifeJubilee HoldingsPan-African groupIRAVerified—
Kenya Orient Life AssuranceLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified66 Confidence: Low
Liberty Life Assurance KenyaJSE: SBKLLifeLiberty / Standard Bank GroupPan-African groupIRAVerified—
Madison Life Assurance KenyaLLifeMadison GroupDomestic privateIRAVerified—
Old Mutual Life Assurance KenyaJSE: OMULLifeOld Mutual LtdIAIGPan-African groupIRAVerified—
Pioneer Assurance CoLLifePioneer GroupDomestic privateIRAVerified—
Prudential Life Assurance KenyaHKEX: 2378LLifePrudential plcIAIGForeign multinationalIRAVerified—
Sanlam Allianz Life Insurance (Kenya)LLifeSanlam AllianzIAIGPan-African groupIRAVerified—
Star Discover Life InsuranceLLifeIndependentDomestic privateIRAVerified—

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About life insurers in Kenya

How many life insurers are licensed in Kenya?

19 of the 64 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in Kenya are classified as life (30%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates life insurers in Kenya?

Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA). Regime: Insurance Act Cap 487; risk-based capital. Official website: https://ira.go.ke.

Who owns the life insurers in Kenya?

Of the 19 licensed life insurers in Kenya, 11 are members of pan-African groups (Absa Group, Apollo Group, Britam Holdings), 7 are domestic private companies, and 1 is a subsidiary of a foreign multinational group (Prudential plc), as recorded in the register.

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