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Kuwait
الكويت
32 licensed entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Unit.
- Listed insurers
- 32
- Insurance classes
- 6
- Groups present
- 4
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- Kuwait: Rate not established — Not verified · reviewed 2026-10-06
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Kuwait
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By class of business
Each company is counted once, under the class its register row records. The supervisor’s own tally counts licences, so a company licensed for more than one class appears more than once there.
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Verification log
Verified - full register · Insurance Regulatory Unit (IRU), Licensed and registered entities (الجهات المرخص لها والمقيدة) - insurance and/or reinsurance companies, national and foreign, retrieved 22 Sep 2026: 39 listed, 32 with an active practice licence
Reconciled against the IRU register of licensed insurance and/or reinsurance companies (32 with active practice licences: 22 national, 10 foreign branches): 12 rows matched, 20 added (mostly takaful companies and foreign branches), 4 removed (Shield, Al Fajer Retakaful, Ain Takaful, Al Safat Takaful). Seven entries with expired licences are excluded; the register is Arabic-only and gives no class.
Licensed insurers in Kuwait
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahleia InsuranceBoursa Kuwait: AINS | CComposite | Al Ahleia | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Bahrain Kuwait Insurance (BKIC) - KuwaitBoursa Kuwait: GIG Registered as فرع من الشركة البحرينية الكويتية للتأمين (Branch of Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company) | CComposite | GIGIAIG | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Gulf Insurance & Reinsurance (GIRI)Boursa Kuwait: GIG Registered as شركة الخليج للتأمين وإعادة التأمين (Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company) | CComposite | GIGIAIG | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Gulf Insurance Group (GIG)TSX: FFH Regional group HQ Kuwait; Fairfax control 2023; Registered as مجموعة الخليج للتأمين (Gulf Insurance Group) | CComposite | FairfaxIAIG | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | 97 Confidence: Low |
| Kuwait Insurance Co | CComposite | KIC | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Warba Insurance Registered as شركة وربة للتأمين وإعادة التأمين (Warba Insurance and Reinsurance Company) | CComposite | Warba | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Kuwait Qatar Insurance | GGeneral (Non-life) | KQIC | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Kuwait ReBoursa Kuwait: AINS Registered as شركة إعادة التأمين الكويتية (Kuwait Reinsurance Company) | RReinsurer | Al Ahleia | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Boubyan Takaful | TTakaful / Islamic | Boubyan | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Enaya Takaful Registered as شركة عناية للتأمين (Enaya Insurance Company) | TTakaful / Islamic | Enaya | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| First Takaful | TTakaful / Islamic | First Takaful | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Wethaq Takaful | TTakaful / Islamic | Wethaq | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Kuwait Islamic Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry. | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Al Dawli Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة الدولي للتأمين التكافلي (Al Dawli (International) Takaful Insurance Co.) | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Gulf Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry. | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Elaf Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry. | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| KFH Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. "Baitak" is the Arabic short name of Kuwait Finance House; the CBB Bahrain register lists this company's branch as "KFH Takaful Insurance Company" (Kuwait). English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة بيتك للتأمين التكافلي (Baitak (KFH) Takaful Insurance Co.) | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Zamzam Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry. | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Arab Islamic Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry. | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Burgan Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry. | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Taazur Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة تآزر للتأمين التكافلي (Ta'azur Takaful Insurance Co.) | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Kuwait International Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as الشركة الكويتية العالمية للتأمين التكافلي (Kuwait International (Al Alamiya) Takaful Insurance Co.) | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| Al Daman Takaful Insurance Company ownership not researched. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry. | TTakaful / Islamic | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | IRU | Verified | — |
| The New India Assurance Company Ltd. (Kuwait Branch) Branch of a foreign insurer; group is the head-office company named in the register. Class G: the CBB Bahrain register records the same company's branch core activity as "General Insurance". English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة الهند الجديدة للتأمين المحدودة (The New India Assurance Company Ltd.) | GGeneral (Non-life) | The New India Assurance Company Ltd. | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Solidarity Bahrain B.S.C. (Kuwait Branch) Branch of a foreign insurer; group is the head-office company named in the register. Class T: CBB Bahrain register remark "Islamic Principles". FM follows the workbook convention for foreign-parented rows. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة سوليدرتي البحرين ش م ب (Solidarity Bahrain B.S.C.) | TTakaful / Islamic | Solidarity Bahrain B.S.C. | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Cigna Middle East Insurance Company S.A.L. (Kuwait Branch)NYSE: CI Branch of a foreign insurer; group is the head-office company named in the register. Register gives no class. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة سيغنا الشرق الاوسط للتأمين ش.م.ل (Cigna Middle East Insurance Co. S.A.L.) | UNot stated in register | Cigna | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Arab Insurance Company (Kuwait Branch) Listed under foreign companies. Probably the branch of Arabia Insurance Company S.A.L. (Lebanon), but the Arabic name does not settle it. Register gives no class. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة التأمين العربية (literally "The Arab Insurance Company"); Ownership type inferred from name; parent not researched | UNot stated in register | Parent not named in register | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Libano-Suisse Insurance Company (Kuwait Branch) Branch of a foreign insurer; group is the head-office company named in the register. Register gives no class. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as الشركة اللبنانية السويسرية للضمان (Libano-Suisse Insurance Co.) | UNot stated in register | Libano-Suisse Insurance Company | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Misr Insurance Company (Kuwait Branch) Branch of a foreign insurer; group is the head-office company named in the register. Register gives no class. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة مصر للتأمين (Misr Insurance Co.) | UNot stated in register | Misr Insurance Company | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Saudi Arabian Insurance Company (Kuwait Branch) Branch of a foreign insurer; group is the head-office company named in the register. Head office presumably the Bahrain-incorporated SAICO (Damana); register gives no class. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as فرع من شركة التأمين العربية السعودية (Branch of Saudi Arabian Insurance Co.) | UNot stated in register | Saudi Arabian Insurance Company B.S.C. (c) | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| Liva Insurance Company (Kuwait Branch) Listed under foreign companies; which Liva entity is the head office is not stated. Register gives no class. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة ليفا للتأمين (Liva Insurance Co.) | UNot stated in register | Liva Group | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
| American Life Insurance Company (Kuwait Branch)NYSE: MET Branch of a foreign insurer; group is the head-office company named in the register. ALICO; the CBB Bahrain register gives ALICO's website as www.metlife.bh. English name is a translation of the Arabic-only register entry.; Registered as شركة أميركان لايف انشورنس كومباني (American Life Insurance Company) | LLife | MetLifeIAIG | Foreign multinational | IRU | Verified | — |
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Former and deregistered companies
Names once listed in Kuwait and no longer in use. A company that was renamed, merged or acquired is counted under the name it has today; the names below are counted in no total on this page.
| Former name | What happened | Listed today as |
|---|---|---|
| Ain Takaful | No longer on the register | Not recorded |
| Al Fajer Retakaful | No longer on the register | Not recorded |
| Al Safat Takaful | No longer on the register | Not recorded |
| Shield Insurance | No longer on the register | Not recorded |
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