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Ministry-based insurance supervision

MauritaniaDCA

Insurance supervision in Mauritania.

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01 / The institution

Direction du Contrôle des Assurances

The ministry's market report identifies the 1993 code, amended in 2007, and article 186 of the 2019 decree defining the directorate's role. It records transfer of sector oversight to Finance in 2018.

How it is structured

Ministry-based insurance 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.

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. Rapport sur le Marché des Assurances en Mauritanie (https://finances.gov.mr/sites/default/files/2024-05/Rapport_assurances_14_12_2023%20modf.pdf) ↗Checked
  2. Official contact page ↗Checked
  3. Official supervisory publications ↗Checked

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