Malaysia · South-East Asia · class L

Life insurance companies in Malaysia

14 licensed life insurers, 26% of the 54 insurance entities supervised by the Bank Negara Malaysia / Labuan FSA. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
AIA BhdLLifeAIA GroupIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Allianz Life Insurance MalaysiaLLifeAllianzIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
AmMetLife InsuranceLLifeAmBank / MetLifeDomestic privateBNM / LFSAVerified
Etiqa Life InsuranceLLifeMaybankDomestic privateBNM / LFSAVerified
FWD Insurance Bhd (formerly Gibraltar BSN Life)LLifeFWD GroupIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Generali Life Insurance MalaysiaLLifeGeneraliIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia)
Largest life
LLifeOCBCIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Hong Leong AssuranceLLifeHong Leong FinancialDomestic privateBNM / LFSAVerified
Manulife Insurance BhdLLifeManulifeIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
MCIS InsuranceLLifeSanlamForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Prudential Assurance MalaysiaLLifePrudential plcIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Sun Life Malaysia AssuranceLLifeSun Life / KhazanahForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Tokio Marine Life Insurance MalaysiaLLifeTokio MarineIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified
Zurich Life Insurance MalaysiaLLifeZurichIAIGForeign multinationalBNM / LFSAVerified

About life insurers in Malaysia

How many life insurers are licensed in Malaysia?

14 of the 54 licensed insurance entities in Malaysia are classified as life (26%), according to the BNM / LFSA register as reflected in this directory (verified - full register).

Who regulates life insurers in Malaysia?

Bank Negara Malaysia / Labuan FSA (BNM / LFSA), under FSA 2013 / IFSA 2013. Official website: https://bnm.gov.my.

Are the life insurers in Malaysia locally or foreign owned?

11 of 14 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including AIA Group, Allianz, Maybank, FWD Group), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

Data: /api/v1/countries/malaysia.json (filter by class = "life"). Licence CC BY 4.0, attribute KAFS North America.