Bangladesh · South Asia · class L

Life insurance companies in Bangladesh

16 licensed life insurers, 44% of the 36 insurance entities supervised by the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
Chartered LifeLLifeCharteredDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Delta LifeLLifeDeltaDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Fareast Islami Life
Under regulatory action
LLifeFareastDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Guardian LifeLLifeGuardian (Apex/BRAC)Domestic privateIDRAUnverified
Jiban Bima CorpLLifeGovernment of BangladeshState-owned / parastatalIDRAUnverified
Meghna LifeLLifeMeghnaDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
MetLife Bangladesh
Largest private life
LLifeMetLifeIAIGForeign multinationalIDRAUnverified
National LifeLLifeNationalDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Popular LifeLLifePopularDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Pragati LifeLLifePragatiDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Prime Islami LifeLLifePrimeDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Rupali LifeLLifeRupaliDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Sandhani LifeLLifeSandhaniDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Sonali LifeLLifeSonaliDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Sunlife InsuranceLLifeSunlife BDDomestic privateIDRAUnverified
Zenith Islami LifeLLifeZenithDomestic privateIDRAUnverified

About life insurers in Bangladesh

How many life insurers are licensed in Bangladesh?

16 of the 36 licensed insurance entities in Bangladesh are classified as life (44%), according to the IDRA register as reflected in this directory (not verified).

Who regulates life insurers in Bangladesh?

Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), under 81 insurers (35 life, 46 non-life). Official website: https://idra.org.bd.

Are the life insurers in Bangladesh locally or foreign owned?

1 of 16 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including MetLife), 1 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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