List of Licensed Insurance Companies in Kenya By (IRA) Insurance Regulatory Authority

Steve Oke Chapchap Market 26/01/2025 No Comments

IN PURSUANCE of Section 184 of the Insurance Act, the Commissioner of Insurance gives notice that the following companies are authorized to transact insurance business in Kenya as insurers

REINSURANCE COMPANIES Authorised Classes of Insurance Business
1. Continental Reinsurance Limited (Kenya) 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 31, 32, 34, 35.
2. East Africa Reinsurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 31, 34, 35
3. Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 31, 34, 35
4. Ghana Reinsurance Company (Kenya) Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
5. WAICA Reinsurance (Kenya) Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

INSURANCE COMPANIES Authorised Classes of Insurance Business
1. AAR Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
2. Africa Merchant Assurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
3. AIG Kenya Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14
4. Allianz Insurance Company of Kenya Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
5. APA Insurance Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

6. APA Life Assurance Company Limited 31, 32, 33a, 33b, 34, 35, 37a, 37b
7. Barclays Life Assurance Kenya Limited 31, 34, 35
8. Britam General Insurance Company (K) Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
9. Britam Life Assurance Company (K) Limited 31, 32, 33a, 33b, 34, 35, 36, 37a, 37b
10. Metropolitan Cannon General Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13
11. Capex Life Assurance Company Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35
12. CIC General Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
13. CIC Life Assurance Company Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b
14. Corporate Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 31, 34
15. Directline Assurance Company Limited 07, 08
16. Fidelity Shield Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14
17. First Assurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 34, 35
18. GA Insurance Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14
19. GA Life Assurance Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35
20. Geminia Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37b
21. ICEA LION General Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11,12,13,14
22. ICEA LION Life Assurance Company Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b
23. Intra Africa Assurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
24. Invesco Assurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
25. Kenindia Assurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 31,32,33(a)
33(b), 34, 35 ,37(b)
26. Kenya Orient Insurance Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
27. Kenya Orient Life Assurance Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35

28. KUSCCO Mutual Assurance Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b
29. Liberty Life Assurance Kenya Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b
30. Madison Insurance Company Kenya Limited 31,32,33(a) 33(b), 34, 35 , 37(a), 37(b)
31. Madison General Insurance Kenya Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
32. Mayfair Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
33. Metropolitan Cannon Life Assurance Limited 31,34,35,37a,37b

34. Occidental Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
35. Old Mutual Assurance Company Limited 31,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b
36. Pacis Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
37. MUA Insurance ( Kenya) Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
38. Pioneer General Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
39. Pioneer Assurance Company Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b
40. Prudential Life Assurance Company Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b

41. Resolution Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
42. Saham Assurance Company Kenya Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 31,
32,33(a),33(b),34, 35
43. Sanlam General Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14
44. Sanlam Life Insurance Company Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b
45. Takaful Insurance of Africa Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 31, 34, 35

46. Tausi Assurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14
47. The Heritage Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14
48. The Jubilee Insurance Company of Kenya Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 31, 32, 33a,
33b, 34, 35

49. The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 31, 32, 33(a), 33(b),
34, 35, 37(a)
50. The Monarch Insurance Company Limited 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 31, 34, 35
51. Trident Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14
52. UAP Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
53. UAP Life Assurance Limited 31,32,33a,33b,34,35,37a,37b

54. Xplico Insurance Company Limited 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

KEY:

Long Term Insurance Business
31 Life Assurance
32 Annuities
33 Pensions
a. Personal Pension
b. Deposit Administration
34 Group Life
35 Group Credit
36. Permanent Health
37 Investment
a. Unit Link and Linked Investments
b. Non-Linked investments

General Insurance Business
01 Aviation
02 Engineering
03 Fire Domestic
04 Fire Industrial
05 Liability
06 Marine
07 Motor Private
08 Motor Commercial
09 Personal Accident
10 Theft
11 Workmen’s compensation
12 Medical
13 Micro insurance
14 Miscellaneous