Government allowed private Companies to undertake both Life and General Insurance business in the country. 58 Companies (16 for Life and 42 for General) have obtained registration. The Chief Controller of Insurance regulates the business by supervision, auditing and registration of the Insurance Companies, as per the Insurance Act, 1938.
The names of the selected Insurance Companies are given below:
Name of the Company Address of the Head Office
(a) Public Sector:
1. Jiban Bima Corporation 24, Motijheel Commercial Area,
Dhaka-1000. Tel: 9552047-9
2. Sadharan Bima Corporation Sadharan Bima Sadan
33, Dilkusha C.A., Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9566108-9, 9566105-06
(b) Private Sector:
1. National Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 79, Motijheel C.A. (1st Floor)
Dhaka-1000,
Tel: 9550241
2. Bangladesh General Insurance 42, Dilkusha C.A. Dhaka-1000
Co. Ltd. Tel: 9555073-74, 9550379
3. People's Insurance Co. Ltd. Sena Kalyan Bhaban (3rd floor)
195, Motijheel C/A Dhaka,
Tel: 9564166, 9564797-8
4. United Insurance Co. Ltd. “Camelia House” 22, Kazi Nazrul Islam
Avenue, Dhaka-1000, Tel: 9661397-8
5. Janata Insurance Co. Limited 125, Motijheel C.A., Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9563148-9
6. Delta Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Uttara Bank Bhaban, 90-91
Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9565033-5
7. Bangladesh Co-operative “Moon Mansion” (5th Floor)
General Insurance Ltd. 12, Dilkusha CA, Dhaka1000
Tel: 9555645
8. Green Delta Insurance Co. Ltd. “Hadi Mansion” (4th Floor)
2, Dilkusha CA, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9560005-6.
9. Pragoti General Insurance Ltd. Uttara Bank Bhaban
90-91, Motijheel C/A
Tel: 9561062-64
10. Eastern Insurance Co. Ltd. 44, Dilkusha C.A., Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9563033-34
11. Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd. 13, Dilkusha C.A., Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9564600
12. Karnafully Insurance Co. Ltd. Biman Bhaban (3rd Floor)
100 Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9564808-9
13. Phoenix Insurance Co. Ltd. “Purbani Annex Building”
1A, Dilkusha C.A., Dhaka-1000
Tel. 9563609.
14. Federal Insurance Co. Ltd. Chamber Building' 122-124,
Motijheel C.A. (2nd foor) Dhaka-1000,
Tel: 9560003-4
15. Central Insurance Co. Ltd. Uttara Bank Bhaban (13th floor)
90-91, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9560251-4
16. Reliance Insurance Co. Ltd. 'BSB Building', 8, Rajuk Avenue
Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9560105, 9565625-6
17. Rupali Insurance Company Rupali Bima Bhaban (1st Floor),
7, Rajuk Avenue, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9565625-6, 9567238
18. Sandhani Insurance Co. Ltd. Taranga Complex (3rd Flood)
19, Rajuk Avenue, Motijheel,
Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9563521
19. Purabi General Insurance Co. Ltd. 23, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9566006-7
20. Prime Insurance Col. Ltd. 63, Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9562512
21. Provati Insurance Company Ltd. Khan Mansion (11th floor)
107 Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9559561-3
22. City General Insurance Co. Ltd. “Baitul Hossian Building” (3rd Floor)
27, Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9557735
23. Meghna Insurance Co. Ltd. “Ban Shilpa Bhaban”
73, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9551360
24. Pioneer Insurance Company Ltd. “Jiban Bima Bhaban” (6th Floor)
10, Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9557674-5
25. Mercantile Insurance Co. Ltd. 61, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9557662-4
26. Northern General Insurance “Raj Bhaban” (7th Floor)
Compnay Ltd. 29, Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9559077-9
27. Bangladesh National Insurance “Raj Bhaban” (8th Floor)
Company Ltd. 29. Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9666361-8
28. Meghna Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ‘Biman bhaban’
100, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9558993
29. Homeland Life Insurance Co. Ltd. “Eallal Chamber”
11, Motijheel C/A
Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9666647, 711067
C. Foreign Insurance Companies
1. American Life Insurance Company “Alico Building”
18, Motijheel C.A.,Dhaka-1000,
Tel: 9561757
Source: Department of Insurance. Position as on December 1999