| Life premium volume (USD) | 17 mn |
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| Non-life premium volume (USD) | 299 mn |
| Total premium volume | 316 mn |
| Total premium volume (SDG) | 731 mn |
| Insurance penetration: Premiums in % of GDP | 0.48% |
| Insurance density: Premium / capita USD | 7.89 |
| Local currency | SDG |
| Domestic life insurers | 4 |
|---|---|
| Domestic non-life insurers | 3 |
| Domestic composite insurers | 14 |
| Foreign life insurers | 0 |
| Foreign non-life insurers | 0 |
| Foreign composite insurers | 0 |
| Domestic reinsurers | 1 |
| Foreign reinsurers | 2 |
| State-owned insurers | 0 |
| State-owned reinsurers | 0 |
| Insurance intermediaries | 283 |
| Reinsurance intermediaries | 2 |
| Overarching principle in insurance supervision | Financial supervision |
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| Requirement for minimum insurance rates | Yes |
| Cross-border insurance allowed | Yes |
| Bancassurance is allowed | Yes |
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| Allowed ownership structures | Stock Companies, Mutuals |
| Foreign ownership restrictions | Yes |
| Minimum capital requirement | SDG 500 000 000 |
| Minimum paid-up share capital | SDG 100 000 000 |
| Requirement for independent audits | Yes |
| Requirement to appoint actuaries | No |
| Premium rate approval needed | No |
| Solvency referred to as the difference between assets and liabilities | Yes |
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| RBC (Risk-based capital) principles applied | No |
| Ceded reinsurance is regarded as a permissible asset | Yes |
| Compulsory insurance lines | Motor TPL, Cargo Import. |
| Compulsory reinsurance cessions | Yes |
| Established guarantee or policyholder protection fund | Yes |
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