| Life premium volume (USD) | 25 mn |
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| Non-life premium volume (USD) | 142 mn |
| Total premium volume | 167 mn |
| Total premium volume (XAF) | 83 bn |
| Insurance penetration: Premiums in % of GDP | 1.16% |
| Insurance density: Premium / capita USD | 104 |
| Local currency | XAF |
| Domestic life insurers | 1 |
|---|---|
| Domestic non-life insurers | 2 |
| Domestic composite insurers | 0 |
| Foreign life insurers | 3 |
| Foreign non-life insurers | 4 |
| Foreign composite insurers | 0 |
| Domestic reinsurers | 1 |
| Foreign reinsurers | 0 |
| State-owned insurers | 0 |
| State-owned reinsurers | 1 |
| Insurance intermediaries | 0 |
| Reinsurance intermediaries | 0 |
| Overarching principle in insurance supervision | Financial supervision |
|---|---|
| Requirement for minimum insurance rates | No |
| Cross-border insurance allowed | Yes |
| Bancassurance is allowed | Yes |
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| Allowed ownership structures | Stock Companies, Mutuals |
| Foreign ownership restrictions | No |
| Minimum capital requirement | 5000000000 |
| Minimum paid-up share capital | 3000000000 |
| 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 | No |
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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 |
| Compulsory reinsurance cessions | Yes |
| Established guarantee or policyholder protection fund | Yes |
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