Burundi · East Africa
SOGEAR
Profile highlights
4 badgesGeneral (Non-life)
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Domestic private
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Recorded as independent
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Listed in Africa
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Societe Generale d'Assurance et de Reassurance
Official sources
This directory holds no official website for SOGEAR: the ARCA register does not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.
Business profile
Understanding SOGEAR
Sources checked
Construction and transport risks
SOGEAR’s catalogue lists contractors’ risks, compulsory construction insurance, mineral extraction risks and cargo cover. It also identifies motor, fire, theft, personal accident and customs transit guarantee products, with a Bujumbura contact for customers seeking terms for their particular activity.
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 SOGEAR.
Explore the Burundi insurance market or other entries in this category.
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?
For an existing policy, use the insurer and service contact named on your policy schedule. Have your policy reference and a short description of the enquiry ready.
- Class of business
- General (Non-life)Short-term property, casualty, motor, marine and other non-life covers.
- Parent / group
- Independent
- Ownership
- Domestic privateOwned by domestic private shareholders with no cross-border parent.
- 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-sogear · row 390/api/v1/insurers/burundi-sogear.json