Nigeria · West Africa · class L

Life insurance companies in Nigeria

12 licensed life insurers, 24% of the 51 insurance entities supervised by the National Insurance Commission. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
CHI Life AssuranceLLifeConsolidated HallmarkDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
Capital Express Life AssuranceLLifeCapital ExpressPan-African groupNAICOMVerified
Coronation Life AssuranceLLifeCoronation GroupPan-African groupNAICOMVerified
Custodian Life AssuranceLLifeCustodian InvestmentDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
Enterprise Life Assurance Co (Nigeria)LLifeEnterprise GroupPan-African groupNAICOMVerified
Heirs Life AssuranceLLifeHeirs HoldingsDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
Mutual Benefits Life AssuranceLLifeMutual BenefitsPan-African groupNAICOMVerified
Prudential Zenith Life InsuranceLLifePrudential plcForeign multinationalNAICOMVerified
Sanlam-Allianz Life Insurance NigeriaLLifeSanlam AllianzPan-African groupNAICOMVerified
Stanbic IBTC InsuranceLLifeStandard Bank GroupPan-African groupNAICOMVerified
Tangerine Life Insurance
Confirmed 13 Aug 2026
LLifeVerod CapitalDomestic privateNAICOMVerified
emPLE Life Assurance
Confirmed 13 Aug 2026
LLifeIndependentDomestic privateNAICOMVerified

About life insurers in Nigeria

How many life insurers are licensed in Nigeria?

12 of the 51 licensed insurance entities in Nigeria are classified as life (24%), according to the NAICOM register as reflected in this directory (verified - full register).

Who regulates life insurers in Nigeria?

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

Are the life insurers in Nigeria locally or foreign owned?

7 of 12 belong to pan-African or foreign multinational groups (including Coronation Group, Enterprise Group, Mutual Benefits, Prudential plc), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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