Insurance Statistics Overview

There were a total of 816 insurance licensees under the supervision of the Insurance Supervision Division (the “Division”) as at 31 March 2018, of which 97 and 719 related to domestic and international insurance markets respectively. There were 28 insurers licensed to offer their products in the domestic market, supported by 69 insurance intermediaries. There were a total of 693 Class “B”, “C” and “D” insurance companies and 26 Insurance Managers under the supervision of the Division as at 31 March 2018. Pure captives and group captives represented the two main categories, with 315 and 120 companies respectively. Twenty-one percent (21%) of the total Class “B”, “C”, and “D” insurance companies were formed as segregated portfolio companies, with over 600 segregated portfolios.

The Cayman Islands is the leading jurisdiction for healthcare captives representing almost one-third of all the captives. As at 31 March 2018, Medical Malpractice Liability (“MedMal”) continues to be the largest primary line of business with approximately 32% companies (re)insuring MedMal, and Worker’s Compensation the second largest with 22% companies assuming this risk.

The Cayman Islands international insurance industry is comprised mainly of companies insuring risks in North America (90%).

The graph below details the number of Class “B”, “C” and “D” Licensees by year and as of 31 March 2018.

List of Entities (updated quarterly)

Full List of all Insurance Entities Registered with the Cayman Islands Q1 2018View

General Statistics (updated annually and quarterly)

Number of Insurance Licences Q1 2018View

Domestic Market Statistics

Domestic Insurance Companies Lines of Business TrendsView

Domestic Insurance Companies - Audited Statistics By Primary Class of BusinessView

Domestic Insurance Companies-Unaudited Statistics By Primary Class of Business Q4 2017View

Domestic Insurance Companies - Contact DetailsView

Insurance Brokers Contact ListView

Captive Market Statistics

Captive Insurance Managers ListingView

New Captive Insurance Licences Issued During Q1 2018View

Captive Insurance Company by Primary Class of Business Q1 2018View

Captive Insurance Company by Category Q1 2018View

Captive Insurance Company by Risk Location Q1 2018View

Captive Insurance Company Statistics by Licence Status Q1 2018View

Captive Insurance Company Statistics by Insurance Manager Q1 2018View

Captive Insurance Company Statistics - Licensing Activity 2017View