Nigeria · West Africa · class R
Reinsurance companies in Nigeria
3 licensed reinsurers, 6% of the 51 insurance entities supervised by the National Insurance Commission. Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Reinsurance Corp (Africa Re) - HQ Multilateral; not subject to NIIRA recapitalisation | RReinsurer | Africa Re | Regional / multilateral | NAICOM | Partial | — |
| Continental Reinsurance Plc Group HQ Lagos | RReinsurer | Continental Re | Pan-African group | NAICOM | Partial | — |
| FBS Reinsurance | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | NAICOM | Partial | — |
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Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works
About reinsurers in Nigeria
How many reinsurers are licensed in Nigeria?
3 of the 51 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in Nigeria are classified as reinsurer (6%). Partially verified against the regulator register.
Who regulates reinsurers in Nigeria?
National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Regime: Insurance Act 2003; NIIRA 2025 recapitalisation. Official website: https://naicom.gov.ng.
Who owns the reinsurers in Nigeria?
Of the 3 licensed reinsurers in Nigeria, 1 is a domestic private company, 1 is a member of a pan-African group (Continental Re), and 1 is a regional or multilateral institution (Africa Re), as recorded in the register.
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