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Central-bank supervision

BahrainCBB

Insurance supervision in Bahrain.

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01 / The institution

Central Bank of Bahrain

Decree 64/2006 established the CBB as successor to the Bahrain Monetary Agency and replaced the former insurance law. Insurance rules sit within the CBB rulebook.

How it is structured

Central-bank supervision

Institutional source ↗

The legal foundations

Mandate, written into law.

Establishing legislation and the rules governing insurance may be different instruments.

02 / Market signals

The numbers, with context.

Figures retain the reporting period and accounting basis of their source. They are snapshots, not live indicators or directly comparable country rankings.

Insurance penetration. A current premium-to-GDP ratio has not been independently verified for this profile. No estimate is substituted.

03 / The report notebook

A dated view of the market.

What we noted in the regulator’s publications. Each entry separates the period covered, publication date when known, and our review date.

ReviewedNOTE 01

January–September 2025

Central Bank of Bahrain Insurance Market Review — September 2025 ↗

Bahrain-market premium and claims tables reviewed. The later consolidated income statement also includes non-Bahrain business and is not used as the domestic market total.

Medical premiums

BHD 82.54m

Medical was the largest class in the table; motor followed at BHD 68.67m. Cross-border business is reported separately in the consolidated financial tables.

Central Bank of Bahrain Insurance Market Review — September 2025Page 8, Table 2.1; page 18 scope note · Country illustration
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04 / Official contacts

Reach the institution.

Public institutional channels, checked 17 September 2026.

Research trail

Sources you can follow.

Independent editorial research by Insurers Global. Source dates do not certify that a law includes every subsequent amendment.

  1. Laws & Regulations | CBB ↗Checked
  2. Official contact page ↗Checked
  3. Central Bank of Bahrain Insurance Market Review — September 2025 ↗Checked

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