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Population
28 mn
2021
GDP (USD)
US$14 bn
2021
gdp/capita
US$502
2021
Inflation rate
5.8%
2021

Insurance Premiums

Total Premiums
Insurance market data
Life premium volume (USD) 11 mn
Non-life premium volume (USD) 41 mn
Total premium volume 52 mn
Total premium volume (MGA) 109 bn
Insurance penetration: Premiums in % of GDP 0.52%
Insurance density: Premium / capita USD 2.47
Local currency MGA
Market Composition
Domestic life insurers 0
Domestic non-life insurers 1
Domestic composite insurers 2
Foreign life insurers 0
Foreign non-life insurers 0
Foreign composite insurers 2
Domestic reinsurers 0
Foreign reinsurers 0
State-owned insurers 2
State-owned reinsurers 0
Insurance intermediaries 25
Reinsurance intermediaries 0
Insurance Regulatory Authority
Institution
Commission de Supervision bancaire et Financiere BP 550, Lalana Revolisiona Sosialista Antaninarenina 101 Antananarivo
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Regulatory Provisions

Scope of insurance regulation and supervision
Overarching principle in insurance supervision Financial supervision
Requirement for minimum insurance rates No
Cross-border insurance allowed No
Licensing
Bancassurance is allowed Yes
Allowed ownership structures Mutuals
Foreign ownership restrictions No
Minimum capital requirement sociétés d’assistance : 100 Millions d’Ariary sociétés d’assurance générale : 600 Millions d’Ariary sociétés Vie et Capitalisation : 1 Milliard d’Ariary sociétés d’assurance mutuelle : 100 Millions d’Ariary (fonds d’établissement)
Minimum paid-up share capital 0
Requirement for independent audits Yes
Requirement to appoint actuaries No
Premium rate approval needed No
On-Going Supervision
Solvency referred to as the difference between assets and liabilities Yes
RBC (Risk-based capital) principles applied No
Ceded reinsurance is regarded as a permissible asset Yes
Compulsory insurance lines RC Automobile, Tous risques Chantier et RC Décennale, Facultés à l’importation, RC et Accident scolaire et RC professionnelle de la réparation, de la vente et du contrôle de véhicule terrestre à moteur
Compulsory reinsurance cessions No
Insurance companies in difficulties
Established guarantee or policyholder protection fund No
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