| Life premium volume (USD) | 8 mn |
|---|---|
| Non-life premium volume (USD) | 127 mn |
| Total premium volume | 135 mn |
| Total premium volume (ETB) | 2 bn |
| Insurance penetration: Premiums in % of GDP | 0.45% |
| Insurance density: Premium / capita USD | 1.62 |
| Local currency | ETB |
| Domestic life insurers | |
|---|---|
| Domestic non-life insurers | 8 |
| Domestic composite insurers | 9 |
| Foreign life insurers | |
| Foreign non-life insurers | |
| Foreign composite insurers | |
| Domestic reinsurers | |
| Foreign reinsurers | |
| State-owned insurers | 1 |
| State-owned reinsurers | |
| Insurance intermediaries | |
| Reinsurance intermediaries |
| Overarching principle in insurance supervision | Material supervision |
|---|---|
| Requirement for minimum insurance rates | No |
| Cross-border insurance allowed | No |
| Bancassurance is allowed | No |
|---|---|
| Allowed ownership structures | Stock Companies |
| Foreign ownership restrictions | No |
| Minimum capital requirement | ETB 15mn - ETB 500mn |
| Minimum paid-up share capital | ETB 15mn - ETB 500mn |
| Requirement for independent audits | Yes |
| Requirement to appoint actuaries | Yes |
| Premium rate approval needed | Yes |
| 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 | |
| Compulsory reinsurance cessions | No |
| Established guarantee or policyholder protection fund | No |
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