Nigeria · West Africa · class C

Composite insurance companies in Nigeria

8 licensed composite insurers, 16% of the 51 insurance entities supervised by the National Insurance Commission. Licensed to write both life and non-life business under one entity.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
AIICO Insurance PlcCCompositeAIICODomestic privateNAICOMVerified
AXA Mansard Insurance PlcCCompositeAXAForeign multinationalNAICOMVerified
Cornerstone Insurance PlcCCompositeCornerstoneDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
Fortis Global Insurance PlcCCompositeIndependentDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
Great Nigeria Insurance PlcCCompositeInsurance ResourceryDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
Industrial and General Insurance PlcCCompositeIGIDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
LASACO Assurance PlcCCompositeIndependentDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
Leadway Assurance CoCCompositeLeadway GroupPan-African groupNAICOMVerified

About composite insurers in Nigeria

How many composite insurers are licensed in Nigeria?

8 of the 51 licensed insurance entities in Nigeria are classified as composite (16%), according to the NAICOM register as reflected in this directory (verified - full register).

Who regulates composite insurers in Nigeria?

National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), under Insurance Act 2003; NIIRA 2025 recapitalisation. Official website: https://naicom.gov.ng.

Are the composite insurers in Nigeria locally or foreign owned?

2 of 8 belong to pan-African or foreign multinational groups (including AXA, Leadway Group), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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