VidaSEguros G.E S.A

LLife State-owned / parastatalPartially verified against the regulator register

Life and capitalisation insurer, inaugurated 6-7 May 2023 in Sipopo. Sika Finance reports the state holds a majority stake; chairman Antonio Oburu Ondo. Company describes itself as 'VidaSEguros EG, S.A.', the first and only national life insurer. No CRCA decision naming it was found, so its CIMA approval date is unconfirmed.

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CIMA / CRCA regulator profile

This directory holds no official website for VidaSEguros G.E S.A: 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: LifeLong-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
Parent / group: Government of Equatorial Guinea
Ownership: State-owned / parastatalOwned wholly or partly by a national government or parastatal.Ownership is what the CIMA / CRCA register or workbook records. It does not by itself mean the government guarantees this insurer’s policyholder liabilities.
Regulator: CIMA (regional) / Direction des Assurances (CIMA / CRCA)cima-afrique.org
Local currency: XAF
Source basis: Guinea Ecuatorial Press (official government site), 'El Jefe de Estado preside la presentación de la primera empresa oficial de seguros de vida y capitalización', 7 May 2023 (https://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticias/el_jefe_de_estado_preside_la_presentacion_de_la_primera_empresa_oficial_de_seguros_de_vida_y_capitalizacion); Sika Finance, 'Guinée Équatoriale : La première compagnie d'assurance vie ouvre ses portes' (https://www.sikafinance.com/marches/guinee-equatoriale-la-premiere-compagnie-dassurance-vie-ouvre-ses-portes_40587); company site https://www.vidaseguros-eg.com/nosotros.html; all 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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