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Uganda

35 licensed entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda.

Verified against regulator register1 market note in 2026 /api/v1/countries/uganda.json

By class of business

By ownership

Pan-African group21 60%
Domestic private13 37%
Foreign multinational1 3%

Verification log

Verified - full register · IRA-U 2025 licensed companies (perpetual)

Removed Rio, Nova, Metropolitan Life Uganda (not licensed); added Jubilee Health, 4 micro-insurers, Kenya Re Uganda

2026 market notes

IRA-U authorised 144 players for 2026 incl. 19 non-life, 9 life, 3 micro, 1 takaful, 1 HMO, 2 reinsurers
Effect on directory: List reflects 2025 perpetual licences; 2026 takaful entrant not yet named in source

Licensed insurers in Uganda

Company	Class	Parent / group	Ownership	Regulator	Verification
APA Insurance (Uganda)	GGeneral (Non-life)	Apollo Group	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Alliance Africa General Insurance	GGeneral (Non-life)	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
Britam Insurance Co (Uganda)	GGeneral (Non-life)	Britam Holdings	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
CIC General Insurance Uganda	GGeneral (Non-life)	CIC Group	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Excel Insurance Co	GGeneral (Non-life)	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
First Insurance Co	GGeneral (Non-life)	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
GA Insurance Uganda	GGeneral (Non-life)	GA Insurance	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Goldstar Insurance Co	GGeneral (Non-life)	Ruparelia Group	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
ICEA Lion General Insurance Co	GGeneral (Non-life)	ICEA Lion	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Co	GGeneral (Non-life)	Jubilee Holdings / Allianz	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Liberty General Insurance Uganda	GGeneral (Non-life)	Liberty / Standard Bank Group	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
MUA Insurance (Uganda)	GGeneral (Non-life)	MUA (Mauritius Union)	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Mayfair Insurance Co Uganda	GGeneral (Non-life)	Mayfair Group	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
NIC General Insurance Co USE-listed	GGeneral (Non-life)	NIC Holdings	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
Pax Insurance Co	GGeneral (Non-life)	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
Sanlam General Insurance (Uganda)	GGeneral (Non-life)	Sanlam Allianz	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Statewide Insurance Co (SWICO)	GGeneral (Non-life)	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
TransAfrica Assurance Co	GGeneral (Non-life)	Mehta Group	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
UAP Old Mutual Insurance Co Uganda	GGeneral (Non-life)	Old Mutual Ltd	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Jubilee Health Insurance Co of Uganda	HHealth / Medical	Jubilee Holdings	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Britam Life Assurance Co (Uganda)	LLife	Britam Holdings	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
CIC Africa Life Assurance	LLife	CIC Group	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
ICEA Lion Life Assurance Co (U)	LLife	ICEA Lion	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Jubilee Life Insurance Co of Uganda	LLife	Jubilee Holdings	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Liberty Life Assurance Uganda	LLife	Liberty / Standard Bank Group	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
NIC Life Assurance Co	LLife	NIC Holdings	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
Prudential Assurance Uganda	LLife	Prudential plc	Foreign multinational	IRA-U	Verified
Sanlam Life Insurance Uganda	LLife	Sanlam Allianz	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
UAP Old Mutual Life Assurance Uganda	LLife	Old Mutual Ltd	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Edge Micro Insurance	MMicroinsurer	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
Grand Micro Insurance	MMicroinsurer	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
Padre Pio Micro Insurance Co	MMicroinsurer	Independent	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified
Turaco Micro Insurance Co	MMicroinsurer	Turaco	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Kenya Reinsurance Corp (Uganda) Second local reinsurer licence	RReinsurer	Kenya Re	Pan-African group	IRA-U	Verified
Uganda Reinsurance Co (Uganda Re)	RReinsurer	Industry-owned	Domestic private	IRA-U	Verified