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Three distinct legal and supervisory frameworks

Guyana, Suriname and French GuianaBank of Guyana / CBvS / ACPR

Insurance supervision in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

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01 / The institution

Bank of Guyana / CBvS / ACPR

Guyana and Suriname have central-bank insurance supervision. French Guiana is part of the French regulatory jurisdiction. The grouped directory is not a combined insurance market.

How it is structured

Three distinct legal and supervisory frameworks

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The legal foundations

Mandate, written into law.

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

02

National jurisdiction

Suriname · CBvS ↗

The central bank’s published overview describes supervision under the Banking and Credit Institutions Supervision Act, amended in 1986. It labels the replacement insurance act as a draft.

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National jurisdiction

French Guiana · ACPR ↗

French insurance supervision operates through the ACPR under the Monetary and Financial Code.

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. These jurisdictions do not share a single insurance penetration ratio. Any figures below apply only to the expressly named market.

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. Overview of the Legal and Regulatory Framework ↗Checked
  2. Overview of the Legal and Regulatory Framework ↗Checked
  3. Supervision of Insurance companies by the CBvS - Centrale Bank van Suriname ↗Checked
  4. Mentions légales | Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ↗Checked
  5. Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana publications ↗Checked

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