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AISL Executive Summary

Algeria obtient un score AISL ajusté de 27.0/100 (hautement restrictif). Le marché de l'assurance y pesait 1.3 milliard $ en 2024, pour une pénétration de 0.5% du PIB. Le principal frein réglementaire à l'entrée est la cession légale obligatoire (CCR (État) — 50% min.). Le marché applique par ailleurs une notation minimale exigée par le régulateur.

Summary written from verified AISL data, not an opinion, a starting point for analysis.

North Africa

🇩🇿Algeria

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Economy

Capital

Alger

Population

Not documented

GDP

$269.1 B

Currency

DZD

Insurance market

Market size

$1.3 B

Penetration

0.5%

Density / capita

Not documented

Growth (GDP proxy)

Not documented

Regulatory framework

Regulatory openness

Highly Restrictive

Compulsory cession

Yes

CCR (État) — 50% min.

Active friction mechanisms

2 / 7

Reference year

2024

AISL Score

Base score

33.8

Adjusted score (friction)

27.0

Regulatory access

72/100

Methodology breakdown

AISL recommendation: WAIT / DATA REVIEW (score V2 provisoire)

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Similar markets

Structurally close profiles to Algeria, computed on market size, growth, sector structure, environment and founder judgment.

Market (2024)

Vie : 12%

$154.7M

Non-vie : 88%

$1.10 Md

Total : $1.26 Md

Total premiums

$1.3 B

Penetration

0.5%

Density / capita

Not documented

Growth

Number of insurers

International comparison

This market is -92% versus the OECD average (6.2% of GDP, 2024) and -91% versus the average across all reporting jurisdictions (5.4%, 2024).

Source: OECD, Global Insurance Market Trends 2025. These averages cover jurisdictions reporting to the OECD, not an exhaustive global sample.

Source: Atlas Magazine - African Insurance Market 2024

Macroeconomic context (2024)

GDP

$269.1 B

GDP growth

Population

Inflation

Currency

DZD

Source: IMF WEO DataMapper API

Regulatory mechanisms

Compulsory cession

CCR (État) — 50% min.

Yes
Right of first refusal (ROFR)
No
Local capacity required
No
Minimum rating required
Yes
Accreditation required
No
Withholding tax
No
Fronting special acceptance
No

Source: GRF - Reinsurance Trade Barriers and Market Access Issues Worldwide, mai 2026

What this market requires at entry

2 active regulatory mechanisms on this market, with what each one concretely means for entering Algeria.

Compulsory legal cession: CCR (État) — 50% min.
Minimum rating required by the regulator to operate

"What If" Simulator

Each active friction mechanism removes 3.4 points from this market's score (base score: 33.8, before regulatory friction). Uncheck a mechanism below to simulate its removal and see how many points this market would regain — using the exact AISL scoring formula.

Simulated score

27.0

real score
Highly Restrictive

2 mechanisms active (2 × 3.4 = −6.8 pts)

Market players

20 companies, 2024 premiums in USD millions

Market concentration

Concentrated

HHI 105243

Leader: Sociéete Nationale d'Assurance (17.8%) — 20 companies

HHI = Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, a standard market concentration measure (sum of squared shares). <1500 = competitive, 1500-2500 = moderately concentrated, >2500 = concentrated.

Segment Life (4 companies)

Company2024 premiums (M$)Market shareChange2025(estimated)2026(estimated)2027(estimated)2028(estimated)
L’Algerienne Vie30.02.5%+0.5%45.067.5101.3151.9
AXA Algerie Assurances Vie21.01.8%+0.3%27.636.247.562.3
TAAMINE Life Algerie (TALA)14.01.2%+0.3%17.822.728.936.7
Macir Vie10.00.8%+0.1%11.513.215.217.5

Segment Non-Life (16 companies)

Company2024 premiums (M$)Market shareChange2025(estimated)2026(estimated)2027(estimated)2028(estimated)
Sociéete Nationale d'Assurance210.017.8%-0.0%200.5191.3182.6174.3
CAAT des Assurances210.017.8%+0.1%220.5231.5243.1255.3
Cash Assurances140.011.9%+0.1%150.8162.4174.9188.3
CAAR Direction Generale120.010.2%+0.0%120.0120.0120.0120.0
Caisse Nationale de Mutualite Agricole91.07.7%+0.0%93.095.197.399.5
Compagnie Internationale d’Assurance et de Reassurance (CIAR)73.06.2%+0.2%87.4104.5125.1149.7
Trust Algeria Assurance et de Reassurance56.04.8%+0.2%68.283.0101.0123.0
Alliance Assurances43.03.6%+0.1%48.755.162.370.5
gig Algeria33.02.8%+0.2%38.945.854.063.7
Salama Assurances Algerie32.02.7%+0.0%32.032.032.032.0
Cardif Al.Djazair.29.02.5%+0.2%33.639.045.352.5
Generale Assurance Mediterraneen21.01.8%+0.0%21.021.021.021.0
Societe d’Assurance, de Prevoyance et de Sante17.01.4%+0.1%19.321.824.728.0
CAARAMA Assurance15.01.3%-0.1%14.113.212.411.6
AXA Algerie Assurances Dommage13.01.1%-0.1%12.111.210.49.7
Le Mutualiste2.00.2%-0.2%1.51.20.90.7

Market share: official source figure when available, otherwise computed from the companies listed for this segment (not necessarily 100% of the country's total market). The 2025-2028 columns, in italics, are projections: never a blank cell, but the color indicates the reliability of the method used: gray = company-specific growth rate, amber = failing that, the country's market growth, orange = failing that, the country's GDP growth, light red = no growth data available, flat 0% by default.

Active reinsurers

11 reinsurers (national + regional operating in this zone), 2021 revenue in USD millions

ReinsurerScopeRevenue 2021 (M$)Net income (M$)Observed growth2022(est.)2023(est.)2024(est.)2025(est.)2026(est.)2027(est.)2028(est.)
WAICA Re - ZimbabweRegional
Zep Re - ZimbabweRegional
Ghana Re - KenyaRegional
CCRNational
Zep ReRegional
CICA - ReRegional
Waica Re - KenyaRegional
Compagnie Centrale de RéassuranceNational285.536.1+9.1%311.7340.0371.0404.8441.8482.0525.9
Zep Re (PTA Reinsurance Co)Regional213.018.1+2.3%218.0223.0228.0233.2238.6244.0249.6
CICA-RERegional176.213.4+11.3%196.1218.3243.0270.6301.3335.5373.7
WAICA ReRegional153.319.9+49.5%229.5343.3513.5768.11148.91719.12572.0

Source: Atlas Magazine, Reinsurance Yearbook 2023. Last real data available: fiscal year 2021 (left-hand columns). The "2028 revenue (estimated)" column, in italic gray, is a projection based solely on the growth rate observed between 2020 and 2021 (capped between -30% and +50%/year); this is not an observed figure and should be treated with caution, particularly for companies with volatile or negative net income.

AISL Summary

  • AISL positioning: 27/100, "Highly Restrictive" market.
  • Insurance market: $1.3B, fiscal year 2024.
  • Main entry barrier: compulsory cession (CCR (État) — 50% min.).
  • Sits 9.7 points below the regional average (5 scored markets).

Regional comparison

Average adjusted score in North Africa : 36.7 (out of 5 scored markets)

Algeria is 9.7 points below the regional average

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