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Central bank supervisor

LesothoCBL

Insurance supervision in Lesotho.

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01 / The institution

Central Bank of Lesotho

The central bank's institutional mandate is supplemented by the Insurance Act 2014 and sectoral regulations.

How it is structured

Central bank 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.

ReviewedNOTE 01

2025

Central Bank of Lesotho Financial Stability Report 2025 ↗

Insurance assessment in section 3.2 reviewed. Premium figures follow the narrative; internally inconsistent ratio-table entries are not reproduced.

Short-term premiums ceded

Around 56%

The central bank highlights reliance on reinsurance counterparties, alongside concentration and operating-cost pressures.

Central Bank of Lesotho Financial Stability Report 2025Printed page 24 · 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. Departments – Central Bank of Lesotho (https://centralbank.org.ls/departments/) ↗Checked
  2. Official contact page ↗Checked
  3. Central Bank of Lesotho Financial Stability Report 2025 ↗Checked
  4. Official contact details ↗Checked

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