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AISL Executive Summary

Angola obtient un score AISL ajusté de 22.4/100 (hautement restrictif). En 2024, le marché assurantiel local représentait 521 millions $ (0.4% de pénétration du PIB). Le principal frein réglementaire à l'entrée est la cession légale obligatoire (Africa Re 5% (base Union Africaine, pas de regime CIMA)).

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

Central Africa

🇦🇴Angola

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Economy

Capital

Luanda

Population

Not documented

GDP

$119.6 B

Currency

AOA

Insurance market

Market size

$521 M

Penetration

0.4%

Density / capita

Not documented

Growth (GDP proxy)

3.1%

Regulatory framework

Regulatory openness

Highly Restrictive

Compulsory cession

Yes

Africa Re 5% (base Union Africaine, pas de regime CIMA)

Active friction mechanisms

1 / 7

Reference year

2024

AISL Score

Base score

25.8

Adjusted score (friction)

22.4

Regulatory access

86/100

Methodology breakdown

AISL recommendation: AVOID / HIGH RISK

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Similar markets

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

Market (2024)

Vie : 6%

$33.8M

Non-vie : 94%

$487.4M

Total : $521.2M

Total premiums

$521.2M

Penetration

0.4%

Density / capita

Not documented

Growth

Number of insurers

International comparison

This market is -93% versus the OECD average (6.2% of GDP, 2024) and -92% 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 (2025)

GDP

$119.6 B

GDP growth

3.1%

Population

Inflation

15.7%

Currency

AOA

Source: World Bank Angola Country Page + tradingeconomics, juillet 2026

Regulatory mechanisms

Compulsory cession

Africa Re 5% (base Union Africaine, pas de regime CIMA)

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

Source: Loi 18/22 (Angola), recherche web juillet 2026 - PAS de source GRF dediee (Angola non couvert)

What this market requires at entry

1 active regulatory mechanism on this market, with what each one concretely means for entering Angola.

Compulsory legal cession: Africa Re 5% (base Union Africaine, pas de regime CIMA)

"What If" Simulator

Each active friction mechanism removes 3.4 points from this market's score (base score: 25.8, 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

22.4

real score
Highly Restrictive

1 mechanism active (1 × 3.4 = −3.4 pts)

Market players

10 companies, 2024 premiums in USD millions

Market concentration

Concentrated

HHI 164457

Leader: ENSA (29.6%) — 10 companies

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

Segment Non-Life (10 companies)

Company2024 premiums (M$)Market shareChange2025(estimated)2026(estimated)2027(estimated)2028(estimated)
ENSA140.029.6%-0.1%130.7122.0113.8106.2
NOSSA87.018.4%89.792.595.398.3
Fidelidade Angola62.013.1%-0.1%53.446.039.634.1
Sanlam Angola50.010.6%-0.1%46.342.939.736.8
ViSa35.07.4%36.137.238.439.5
Mundial Seguros27.05.7%-0.6%18.913.29.36.5
ALIANCA21.04.4%21.722.323.023.7
BIC20.04.2%20.621.321.922.6
Protteja Seguros17.03.6%+0.2%20.625.130.437.0
Fortaleza Seguros14.03.0%-0.2%11.59.57.86.4

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

9 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.)
Ghana Re - KenyaRegional
Zep Re - ZimbabweRegional
Zep ReRegional
CICA - ReRegional
Waica Re - KenyaRegional
WAICA Re - ZimbabweRegional
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.

Market signals for Angola

Marché26 Aug 2026

Luanda : Sommet de l'industrie financière africaine (AFIS) 2026

Le Sommet de l'industrie financière africaine (AFIS) de 2026 à Luanda réunira des leaders de l'assurance, des fondateurs et dirigeants de fintech, des professionnels des marchés financiers, ainsi que des opérateurs de paiements numériques et de monnaie mobile.

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AISL Summary

  • AISL positioning: 22/100, "Highly Restrictive" market.
  • Insurance market: $521M, fiscal year 2024.
  • Main entry barrier: compulsory cession (Africa Re 5% (base Union Africaine, pas de regime CIMA)).
  • Sits 5.0 points below the regional average (8 scored markets).

Regional comparison

Average adjusted score in Central Africa : 27.4 (out of 8 scored markets)

Angola is 5.0 points below the regional average

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