Burundi · East Africa
SOCABU
Profile highlights
6 badgesMost searched in this market
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Group spans 1 directory continent
Government-linked / private: 1 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.
Part of a group
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General (Non-life)
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State-owned / parastatal
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Listed in Africa
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Societe d'Assurances du Burundi; Registered as SOCABU (S.M)
Official sources
This directory holds no official website for SOCABU: the ARCA register does not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.
Popularity index
Since 1 Sept 2026
89out of 100
- Rank in Burundi
- 1 of 23 insurers
- Likely range
- 86–91
- Confidence
- Medium
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Business profile
Understanding SOCABU
Sources checked
Historical general insurance portfolio
SOCABU’s 2022 annual report describes motor, transport, fire and miscellaneous risk insurance. Its general insurance catalogue includes cargo, boat hulls, business interruption, liability and construction risks, providing historical context for the company’s property and casualty business.
The accessible company report is historical and predates the separately registered life company. Current product availability and policy wording were not verified.
About general (non-life) business
General insurance covers specified losses to property, vehicles or businesses and liabilities to other people. The directory category is broad; the insurer's policy documents establish which risks a particular product covers.
General guidance for the directory category. Specific products and terms must be confirmed with SOCABU.
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Questions to ask about cover
- Which events and assets are covered, and what exclusions apply?
- What excess, valuation basis and claim limit apply to each section?
- How do I notify a loss and obtain approval before repairs?
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- Class of business
- General (Non-life)Short-term property, casualty, motor, marine and other non-life covers.
- Parent / group
- Government-linked / private
- Ownership
- State-owned / parastatalOwned wholly or partly by a national government or parastatal.Ownership is what the ARCA register or workbook records. It does not by itself mean the government guarantees this insurer’s policyholder liabilities.
- Regulator
- Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Assurances (ARCA)arca.bi
- Local currency
- BIF
- Source basis
- ARCA Burundi, Rapport annuel du secteur des assurances du Burundi, exercice 2024 (published Oct-Nov 2025), Tableaux 1 and 2: all 23 licensed insurers at 31 Dec 2024 (12 non-life, 11 life)
- Country verification
- Verified - full register · ARCA Burundi, Rapport annuel du secteur des assurances du Burundi, exercice 2024 (published Oct-Nov 2025), Tableaux 1 and 2: all 23 licensed insurers at 31 Dec 2024 (12 non-life, 11 life)
- Identifiers
- slug burundi-socabu · row 389/api/v1/insurers/burundi-socabu.json