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Uganda
36 licensed entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda.
- Listed insurers
- 36
- Insurance classes
- 6
- Groups present
- 14
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Uganda
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By class of business
Each company is counted once, under the class its register row records. The supervisor’s own tally counts licences, so a company licensed for more than one class appears more than once there.
By ownership
Verification log
Verified - full register · IRA-U registers licensed for 2026, retrieved 9 Sep 2026: Licensed Insurance Companies (ira.go.ug, uploaded Aug 2026), Approved Re-Insurance Companies and Approved HMOs (Jan 2026), takaful list (Aug 2026)
36 carriers, matching the IRA lists exactly: 19 non-life, 9 life, 4 micro, 1 takaful, 2 reinsurers, 1 HMO. Refreshed from the 2025 perpetual list on 9 Sep 2026. Renamed First Insurance Company to Mirai General Insurance (rebranded 2025 after Pride Global acquired it), Sanlam to Sanlam Allianz on both licences, and UAP Old Mutual to Old Mutual on both. Removed Jubilee Allianz General (merged into Sanlam General, IRA approval Aug 2025), Jubilee Health (amalgamated into Jubilee Life, IRA approved, policies transferred) and Grand Micro (absent from the Aug 2026 list). Added AAR General Insurance Uganda, Futureline Micro Insurance, Tamini General Insurance (the sole takaful operator) and CASE Med Insurance (the sole HMO). Ownership is not established for the last three, so they carry no parent. IRA's Jan 2026 press release counted 3 micro-insurers; the August company list carries 4
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
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)NSE: BRIT | GGeneral (Non-life) | Britam Holdings | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| CIC General Insurance UgandaNSE: CIC | GGeneral (Non-life) | CIC Group | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Excel Insurance Co | GGeneral (Non-life) | Independent | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Mirai General Insurance Formerly First Insurance Company (FICO); rebranded 2025 after acquisition by Pride Global | 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 | — |
| Liberty General Insurance UgandaJSE: SBK | GGeneral (Non-life) | Liberty / Standard Bank Group | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | 48 Confidence: Low |
| MUA Insurance (Uganda)SEM: MUA | 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 CoUSE: NIC 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 Allianz General Insurance (Uganda) Jubilee Allianz General Insurance merged into Sanlam General Insurance, IRA approval Aug 2025 | GGeneral (Non-life) | Sanlam AllianzIAIG | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | 93 Confidence: Medium |
| Statewide Insurance Co (SWICO) | GGeneral (Non-life) | Independent | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | 84 Confidence: Low |
| TransAfrica Assurance Co | GGeneral (Non-life) | Mehta Group | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Old Mutual Insurance (Uganda)JSE: OMU | GGeneral (Non-life) | Old Mutual LtdIAIG | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | 80 Confidence: Low |
| Britam Life Assurance Co (Uganda)NSE: BRIT | LLife | Britam Holdings | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| CIC Africa Life AssuranceNSE: CIC | LLife | CIC Group | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| ICEA Lion Life Assurance Co (U) | LLife | ICEA Lion | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | 63 Confidence: Low |
| Jubilee Life Insurance Co of UgandaNSE: JUB | LLife | Jubilee Holdings | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Liberty Life Assurance UgandaJSE: SBK | LLife | Liberty / Standard Bank Group | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| NIC Life Assurance CoUSE: NIC | LLife | NIC Holdings | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Prudential Assurance UgandaHKEX: 2378 | LLife | Prudential plcIAIG | Foreign multinational | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Sanlam Allianz Life Insurance (Uganda) | LLife | Sanlam AllianzIAIG | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | 73 Confidence: Low |
| Old Mutual Life Assurance (Uganda)JSE: OMU | LLife | Old Mutual LtdIAIG | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | 77 Confidence: Low |
| Edge 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)NSE: KNRE 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 | — |
| AAR General Insurance Uganda | GGeneral (Non-life) | AAR Group | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Futureline Micro Insurance Ownership not established; listed by IRA for 2026 | MMicroinsurer | Independent / not mapped | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Tamini General Insurance Uganda Takaful-general; IRA takaful list, Aug 2026. Ownership not established | TTakaful / Islamic | Independent / not mapped | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| CASE Med Insurance Health Membership Organisation (HMO); the only HMO on the IRA list for 2026. Ownership not established | HHealth / Medical | Independent / not mapped | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | 66 Confidence: Low |
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Former and deregistered companies
Names once listed in Uganda and no longer in use. A company that was renamed, merged or acquired is counted under the name it has today; the names below are counted in no total on this page.
| Former name | What happened | Listed today as |
|---|---|---|
| First Insurance Co | Acquired 2025 | Mirai General Insurance |
| Grand Micro Insurance | No longer on the register August 2026 | Not recorded |
| Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Co | Merged August 2025 | Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Uganda) |
| Jubilee Health Insurance Co of Uganda | Merged 2026 | Jubilee Life Insurance Co of Uganda |
| Sanlam General Insurance (Uganda) | Renamed | Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Uganda) |
| Sanlam Life Insurance Uganda | Renamed | Sanlam Allianz Life Insurance (Uganda) |
| UAP Old Mutual Insurance Co Uganda | Renamed | Old Mutual Insurance (Uganda) |
| UAP Old Mutual Life Assurance Uganda | Renamed | Old Mutual Life Assurance (Uganda) |
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