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← The regulatory atlasCOUNTRY PERSPECTIVE / Ecuador

Companies, securities and insurance supervisor

EcuadorSCVS

Insurance supervision in Ecuador.

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01 / The institution

Superintendencia de Compañias, Valores y Seguros

SCVS assumed private-insurance supervision from the banking superintendency on 12 September 2015. Its official library publishes the current insurance framework.

How it is structured

Companies, securities and insurance supervisor

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.

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. www.supercias.gob.ec : Seguros y Salud Prepagada ↗Checked
  2. Institutional website — contact route ↗Checked
  3. SCVS insurance information portal ↗Checked

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