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Population
15 mn
2021
GDP (USD)
US$33 bn
2021
gdp/capita
US$2,102
2021
Inflation rate
98.6%
2021

Insurance Premiums

Total Premiums
Insurance market data
Life premium volume (USD) 58 mn
Non-life premium volume (USD) 117 mn
Total premium volume 176 mn
Total premium volume (ZWL) 176 mn
Insurance penetration: Premiums in % of GDP 1.46%
Insurance density: Premium / capita USD 14.2
Local currency ZWL
Market Composition
Domestic life insurers 20
Domestic non-life insurers 18
Domestic composite insurers 0
Foreign life insurers 0
Foreign non-life insurers 0
Foreign composite insurers 0
Domestic reinsurers 9
Foreign reinsurers 1
State-owned insurers 0
State-owned reinsurers 0
Insurance intermediaries 28
Reinsurance intermediaries 8
Insurance Regulatory Authority
Institution
160 Rhodesville Avenue, Greendale, Harare, Zimbabwe
Contact

Regulatory Provisions

Scope of insurance regulation and supervision
Overarching principle in insurance supervision Financial supervision
Requirement for minimum insurance rates Yes
Cross-border insurance allowed Yes
Licensing
Bancassurance is allowed Yes
Allowed ownership structures Stock Companies, Mutuals
Foreign ownership restrictions Yes
Minimum capital requirement ZWL$75,000,000
Minimum paid-up share capital minimum not specified in the Act
Requirement for independent audits Yes
Requirement to appoint actuaries Yes
Premium rate approval needed Yes
On-Going Supervision
Solvency referred to as the difference between assets and liabilities Yes
RBC (Risk-based capital) principles applied Yes
Ceded reinsurance is regarded as a permissible asset Yes
Compulsory insurance lines Motor
Compulsory reinsurance cessions No
Insurance companies in difficulties
Established guarantee or policyholder protection fund No
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