CHANAS Assurances SA

GGeneral (Non-life)Pan-African groupPartially verified against the regulator register

Non-life. Placed under provisional administration by CRCA Décision N°0005-20 (2020); lifting not found, but the 2025 decision treats it as a filing insurer (2023 annual return). A directory states CIMA recognition since 14 April 2004 (unconfirmed). Parent link to Chanas Assurances S.A. (Douala) is from web directories, not the register.

Official sources

CIMA / CRCA regulator profile

This directory holds no official website for CHANAS Assurances SA: the CIMA / CRCA register does not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.

Class of business: General (Non-life)Short-term property, casualty, motor, marine and other non-life covers.
Parent / group: Chanas Assurances
Ownership: Pan-African groupPart of an insurance group licensed in two or more African countries.
Regulator: CIMA (regional) / Direction des Assurances (CIMA / CRCA)cima-afrique.org
Local currency: XAF
Source basis: CIMA/CRCA Décision n°018/D/CIMA/CRCA/PDT/2025 of 14 Feb 2025, 'infligeant une amende à la société CHANAS Assurances SA, 01 BP 2044, Malabo (République de Guinée Equatoriale)', https://cima-afrique.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Decision-n°018-25-Infligeant-une-amende-a-la-societe-CHANAS-Guinee-Equatoriale.pdf, retrieved 2026-09-26.
Country verification: Partially verified - CIMA/CRCA decisions name all four non-life insurers; the life insurer is confirmed by state press only · CIMA, 'Décisions de la CRCA' pages by year (https://cima-afrique.org/decisions-de-la-crca/, year tabs 2017-2025, retrieved 2026-09-26): 2017 Décision N°071 (blâme to L'Africaine des Assurances de Guinée Equatoriale (AAGE), Malabo); 2018 Décision N°0055 (blâme to 'Equatoriale Guinéan Insurance Company' (EGICO), Malabo) and N°0072 (CHANAS ASSURANCES S.A., Malabo); 2021 Décision N°0084 (fine to 'Guinea Equatorial de Petroles Seguros SA') and N°0086 (CHANAS Assurances, Guinée Equatoriale); 2025 Décision n°018-25 of 14 Feb 2025 (fine to CHANAS ASSURANCES SA, 01 BP 2044 Malabo, for filing its 2023 annual return late; PDF https://cima-afrique.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Decision-n°018-25-Infligeant-une-amende-a-la-societe-CHANAS-Guinee-Equatoriale.pdf). FANAF, Annuaire 30e édition 2021 (https://fanaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ANNUAIRE_FANAF_2021_30e_Edition.pdf, retrieved 2026-09-26) lists EGICO, L'Africaine des Assurances and GEPETROL SEGUROS SA for Guinée Equatoriale. Count: Finance Minister Fortunato Ofa Mbo Nchama, 7 May 2023 (Ahora EG, https://ahoraeg.com/sociedad/2023/05/07/guinea-ecuatorial-cuenta-con-la-primera-empresa-de-seguros-de-vida-y-capitalizacion-al-servicio-de-las-personas-empresas-e-instituciones/; Guinea Ecuatorial Press), stated the market had 4 non-life companies and 8 intermediaries and no life insurer before VidaSEguros.
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