Insurance Regulators and Supervisors – Compiled by W. Jean Kwon, School of Risk Management, St. John’s University (Updated February 2011) –
Asia & Oceania Americas Europe Africa		Supra-national Organizations
	Supra-national and Regional Supra-national International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) F Member List International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank World Trade Organization (WTO) – Trade Policy Review United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) F Country List (OECD and Non-OECD) F OECD Financial Markets, Insurance and Pensions F OECD Private Health Insurance International Accounting Standards Board International Organization of Securities Commissioners (ISOCO) Financial Stability Forum Basel Committee on Banking Supervisions Joint Forum Central Banks Guide (links to major central banks and short articles) F Links to Central Banks Globally Association of Insurance Supervisory Authorities of Developing Countries Regional Asian Development Bank (ADB) ASEAN Insurance Training & Research Institute European Commission (EC) F Member States, Membership Applicants, and Non-member Countries in Europe F Insurance Matters and Acts in the European Community F Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) F Comite Europeen des Assurances (CEA) North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) Asociación de Supervisores de Seguros de América Latina (ASSAL) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) African Reinsurance Corporation Association of African Insurance Educators and Trainers West African Insurance Institute African Insurance Organization (best source for insurance market data) Conférence Interafricaine des Marchés d' Assurances (CIMA)
	Asia & Oceania Afghanistan – Afghanistan Insurance Authority, the Ministry of Finance F Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan Bangladesh – The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) (replacing the Directorate of Insurance) F Insurance Corporation Act 2010 (Draft) F Bangladesh Insurance Academy F Bangladesh Insurance Association F Lists of life insurers and of nonlife insurers, including: Jiban Bima Corporation (Life) and Sadharan Bima Corporation (Nonlife) Bhutan – The Royal Monetary Authority F Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan F Royal Audit Authority of Bhutan F Bhutan Observer (and English Newspaper) Brunei Darussalam – Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance F The General Insurance Association of Brunei Darussalam Cambodia – Department of Industrial Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance F The General Insurance Association of Cambodia China, People’s Republic – China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) (Click here for English) F Key laws of P. R. China including the Insurance Law of 2009 Hong Kong, SAR – Office of the Commissioner of Insurance India – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Indonesia – Insurance Division, Capital Market and Financial Institution Supervisory Agency F Ministry of Finance F General Insurance Association of Indonesia F Indonesia Life Insurance Association Japan – Financial Services Agency (FSA) F Life Insurance Association of Japan à Insurance Statistics F General Insurance Association of Japan Korea – Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) F Insurance statistics webpages at FSS, KIDI, KLIA and KNIA F Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI) F Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA) F Korea Non-life Insurance Association of Korea (KNIA) Laos – The Ministry of Economy, Planning and Finance F Click here for Lao information Macau, SAR – Monetary Authority of Macau Malaysia – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) F Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) F General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) Maldives – Maldives Monetary Authority Myanmar – The Insurance Business Supervisory Board, the Ministry of Finance and Revenue F Myanmar Insurance Law of 1996 F Myanmar Insurance Business Rules of 1997 F Myanmar Insurance Enterprise F Newspapers in Myanmar in Arakan and English Mongolia – Financial and Economic Policy Department, Ministry of Finance (Click here for English) F The Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (FIFTA) of Mongolia F Stat Professional Inspection Agency F The UB Post (English Newspaper) à Insurance-related news Nepal – Insurance Regulatory Authority of Nepal Pakistan – Insurance Division, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) F Pakistan Reinsurance Company (PakRe) The Philippines – Insurance Commission of the Philippines F Philippine Insurers & Reinsurers Association (PIRA) F Philippine Life Insurance Association (PLIA) Singapore – Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) F Life Insurance Association of Singapore F General Insurance Association of Singapore F Singapore College of Insurance Sri Lanka – Insurance Board of Sri Lanka F Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Taiwan – Department of Insurance, Financial Supervisory Commission F Taiwan Insurance Institute F The Life Insurance Association F The Nonlife Insurance Association Thailand – Office of Insurance Commission F Thai Life Insurance Association F Thai General Insurance Association Vietnam – Ministry of Finance F The Association of Vietnamese Insurers F List of Licensed Insurance Companies in Vietnam Australia – Australian Prudential and Regulatory Authority (APRA) New Zealand – Ministry of Commerce, Business & Relations Branch The Middle East Bahrain – Financial Institutions Supervision, Central Bank of Bahrain Iran – Bimeh Markazi Iran (Central Insurance of Iran) Israel – Ministry of Finance Jordan – Insurance Commission Oman – Oman Capital Market Authority (CMA) Qatar – The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Regulatory Authority Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency United Aram Emirate – Dubai Financial Services Authority
	Americas Canada – Office of the Superintendent of Financial Services F Ministry of Finance for Insurance Market Information F Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) F (Canadian) Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators Mexico – Comision Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas United States – National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) The Caribbean Anguilla – Anguilla Financial Services Commission The Bahamas – the Office of the Registrar of Insurance Companies Bermuda – Bermuda Monetary Authority Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Dominican Republic – Central and Latin Americas Argentina – Superintendencia de Seguros de la Nacion Argentina Bolivia – Superintendencia de Pensiones, Valores y Seguros Brazil – Superintendência de Seguros Privados (SUSEP) Chile – Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile (SVS) Columbia – Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia F Fasecolda (Columbian Insurance Association) Costa Rica – Superintendent of Insurance (SUG) Cuba – Superintendencia de Seguros de Cuba (e-mail at ssc@ssc.gov.cu) Ecuador – Superintendencia de Bancos y Seguros El Salvador – Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero Guatemala – Superintendencia de Bancos Honduras – Comision Nacional de Bancos y Seguros Nicaragua – Superintendencia de Bancos y de Otras Instituciones Financieras Panama – Ministerio De Comercio E Industrias Paraguay – Banco Central de Paraguay Superintendencia de Seguros (e-mail at gbenitez@bcp.gov.py) Peru – Superintendencia de Banca y Seguros del Peru Uruguay – Superintendencia de Servicios Financieros, Banco Central del Uruguay (e-mail at seguros@bcu.gub.uy)
	Europe Albania – Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority Austria – Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF); Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) Belgium – Office de Contrôle des Assurances Bulgaria – Financial Supervision Commission Croatia –Financial Services Supervisory Agency Cyprus – The Insurance Company Control Service, Ministry of Finance (Click here for English) Czech Republic – Czech Insurance Association (Ceska Asociace Pojistove) Denmark – Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA, Finanstilsynet) Estonia – The Financial Supervision Authority (Kindlustusinspektsioon) (Click here for English) Finland – Insurance Supervision in Finland France – Ministère de l’Economie des Finances et de l’Industrie Germany – Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Versicherungswesen Gibraltar – Financial Services Commission (FSC) Greece – Direction of Insurance Enterprises and Actuaries Guernsey – Guernsey Financial Services Commission Hungary – Penzugyi Szervezetek Allami Felugyelete (Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority) Iceland – The Financial Supervisory Authority Ireland – Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment Isle of Man – Isle of Man Government, Insurance and Pensions Authority Italy – Insurance Supervisory Authority Jersey – Jersey Financial Services Commission (FSC) Kazakhstan – Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Click here for English) Kosovo – The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (Click here for English) Latvia – The Insurance Supervision Inspectorate Lichtenstein – Amt fur Volkswirtschaft, Versicherungsaufsicht Lithuania – State Insurance Supervisory Authority (SISA) Luxembourg – Commissariat aux Assurances, Conseil d'Etat (CE) Macedonia – Ministry of Finance Malta – Malta Financial Services Authority Netherlands – Pensioen and Verzekeringskamer (PVK) Norway – Ministry of Finance, Kredittilsynet Poland – Komisja Nadzoru Ubezpieczen i Funduszy Emerytalnych (KNUiFE) Portugal – Portuguese Insurance Supervisory Authority Romania – Insurance Supervisory Commission (ISC) Russia – Department of Insurance Supervision or Central Bank of the Russian Federation Slovak Republic – Insurance Supervision Slovenia – Insurance Supervision Agency Spain – Authority for Insurance Supervision Sweden – Finansinspektionen Switzerland – Federal Office of Private Insurance Turkey – Insurance Supervisory Board F Türkiye Sigorta ve Reasürans Şirketleri Birliği F Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool (created by the World Bank) United Kingdom – Financial Services Authority (FSA)
	Africa Algeria – Direction des Assurances, Ministère des Finances Angola – Institute of Insurance Supervision, Ministry of Finance Benin – Ministère des Finances et de l'Economie Burkina Faso – Ministère des Finances et de l'Economie Cameroon – Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances Congo – Direction Nationale des Assurances, Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et Budget Côte d'Ivoire – Department of Insurance Supervision, Ministry of Finance and Economy Egypt – Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (Click here for English) Eritrea – Bank of Eritrea Ethiopia – National Bank of Ethiopia Gabon – Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances, du Budget et de la Privatisation Gambia – Central Bank of the Gambia Ghana – National Insurance Commission Guinea – Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée Kenya – Department of Insurance, Ministry of Finance Lesotho – Central Bank of Lesotho Mali – Division des Assurances, Direction Nationale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique, Ministère des Finances Namibia – Namibian Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) Nigeria – The National Insurance Commission Senegal – Ministry of Economy, Finance and Plan South Africa – Financial Services Board (FSB) Sudan – The Insurance Supervision & Control Public Corporation Tanzania – Insurance Supervisory Department, Ministry of Finance Togo – Ministry of Economy and Finance Tunisia – Direction Générale des Assurances, Ministère des Finances Uganda - Uganda Insurance Commission Zambia - Pensions and Insurance Authority Zimbabwe – Economic Planning & Development, Ministry of Finance