Sri Lanka · South Asia · class L

Life insurance companies in Sri Lanka

14 licensed life insurers, 48% of the 29 insurance entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
AIA Insurance LankaHKEX: 1299LLifeAIA GroupIAIGForeign multinationalIRCSLVerified46 Confidence: Low
Arpico InsuranceLLifeRichard PierisDomestic privateIRCSLVerified52 Confidence: Low
Ceylinco LifeCSE: CINS.N0000
Largest private life
LLifeCeylincoDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
Cooplife InsuranceLLifeCooperativeMutual / cooperativeIRCSLVerified73 Confidence: Low
Janashakthi Life
Registered as Janashakthi Insurance PLC
LLifeJanashakthiDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
LOLC LifeCSE: LOLC.N0000
Registered as LOLC Life Assurance Limited
LLifeLOLCDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
Sanasa LifeLLifeSanasaMutual / cooperativeIRCSLVerified—
Softlogic LifeLLifeSoftlogicDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
Sri Lanka Insurance Corp (SLIC) - LifeState-owned
Segregated 2024; Registered as Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Life Limited
LLifeGovernment of Sri LankaState-owned / parastatalIRCSLVerified92 Confidence: Low
Union AssuranceLLifeJohn KeellsDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
Continental Insurance Life Lanka Ltd
Ownership not researched; the name suggests the life sister of Continental Insurance Lanka Ltd (row 860) but no source consulted says so.
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
Life Insurance Corporation (Lanka) Ltd.
Ownership not researched; the name suggests Life Insurance Corporation of India, which would make it FM, but no source consulted establishes it (company site unreachable from this environment).
LLifeParent not named in registerDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
Softlogic Life Insurance Lanka Limited
Formerly Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Ltd; renamed after its acquisition by Softlogic Life Insurance PLC (IRCSL register footnote). Successor of row 870 Allianz Lanka Life.
LLifeSoftlogicDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—
HNB Life PLCCSE: HNB.N0000
Formerly HNB Assurance PLC (renamed April 2026). Successor of row 874 HNB Assurance; group carried over from that row.
LLifeHNBDomestic privateIRCSLVerified—

Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

About life insurers in Sri Lanka

How many life insurers are licensed in Sri Lanka?

14 of the 29 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in Sri Lanka are classified as life (48%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates life insurers in Sri Lanka?

Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL). Regime: Regulation of Insurance Industry Act No. 43 of 2000. Official website: https://ircsl.gov.lk.

Who owns the life insurers in Sri Lanka?

Of the 14 licensed life insurers in Sri Lanka, 10 are domestic private companies, 2 are mutual or cooperative insurers, 1 is a subsidiary of a foreign multinational group (AIA Group), and 1 is state-owned or parastatal (Government of Sri Lanka), as recorded in the register.

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