{
  "dataset": "Insurers Global — South America Insurance Companies Directory",
  "version": "2026-09-07+39385300f802",
  "verified": "2026-09-07",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0 — attribute KAFS North America (Kenbright Actuarial and Financial Services North America), https://insurers.global",
  "count": 11,
  "data": [
    {
      "country": "argentina",
      "countryName": "Argentina",
      "iso2": "AR",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "southern-cone",
      "name": "Superintendencia de Seguros de la Nacion",
      "acronym": "SSN",
      "website": "https://argentina.gob.ar/ssn",
      "regime": "~190 insurers incl. 12+ ART and 18 retiro; 16 local reinsurers",
      "registerSource": "SSN Datos Abiertos 'entidades-activas.csv' at 12/2025, 330 rows: 148 insurers (SA, cooperatives, mutuals, official bodies, branches), 14 local reinsurers, 168 admitted foreign reinsurers",
      "currency": "ARS",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 330,
      "verification": "verified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/argentina/"
    },
    {
      "country": "bolivia",
      "countryName": "Bolivia",
      "iso2": "BO",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "andean",
      "name": "Autoridad de Fiscalizacion y Control de Pensiones y Seguros",
      "acronym": "APS",
      "website": "https://aps.gob.bo",
      "regime": "~18 insurers; state Univida/UNIBienes",
      "registerSource": "Market knowledge",
      "currency": "BOB",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 19,
      "verification": "unverified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/bolivia/"
    },
    {
      "country": "brazil",
      "countryName": "Brazil",
      "iso2": "BR",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "brazil",
      "name": "Superintendencia de Seguros Privados (SUSEP); ANS for health plans",
      "acronym": "SUSEP / ANS",
      "website": "https://gov.br/susep",
      "regime": "153 insurers, 12 EAPC, 17 capitalizacao, 15 local + 25 admitted reinsurers (Mar 2026); health plan operators under ANS",
      "registerSource": "SES v4.0 seguradoras list (LISTAEMPRESAS), base 202606 generated 31 Aug 2026: 338 codes",
      "currency": "BRL",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 202,
      "verification": "verified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/brazil/"
    },
    {
      "country": "chile",
      "countryName": "Chile",
      "iso2": "CL",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "southern-cone",
      "name": "Comision para el Mercado Financiero",
      "acronym": "CMF",
      "website": "https://cmfchile.cl",
      "regime": "~65 companies: primer grupo (general) and segundo grupo (life); Isapres under Superintendencia de Salud",
      "registerSource": "CMF listado Compañías de Seguros de Vida (34) and Generales (25), Vigentes, 7 Sep 2026",
      "currency": "CLP",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 58,
      "verification": "verified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/chile/"
    },
    {
      "country": "colombia",
      "countryName": "Colombia",
      "iso2": "CO",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "andean",
      "name": "Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia",
      "acronym": "SFC",
      "website": "https://superfinanciera.gov.co",
      "regime": "~45 insurers incl. ARL; no local reinsurers",
      "registerSource": "Fasecolda 35 affiliated insurers (directory 7 Sep 2026) + SFC-licensed sister entities",
      "currency": "COP",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 50,
      "verification": "verified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/colombia/"
    },
    {
      "country": "ecuador",
      "countryName": "Ecuador",
      "iso2": "EC",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "andean",
      "name": "Superintendencia de Compañias, Valores y Seguros",
      "acronym": "SCVS",
      "website": "https://supercias.gob.ec",
      "regime": "~30 insurers; Seguros Sucre liquidated",
      "registerSource": "Market knowledge",
      "currency": "USD",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 31,
      "verification": "unverified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/ecuador/"
    },
    {
      "country": "guyana-suriname-french-guiana",
      "countryName": "Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana",
      "iso2": null,
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "guianas",
      "name": "Bank of Guyana / Centrale Bank van Suriname / ACPR (France)",
      "acronym": "BoG / CBvS / ACPR",
      "website": "https://bankofguyana.org.gy",
      "regime": null,
      "registerSource": "Market knowledge",
      "currency": "GYD / SRD / EUR",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 15,
      "verification": "unverified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/guyana-suriname-french-guiana/"
    },
    {
      "country": "paraguay",
      "countryName": "Paraguay",
      "iso2": "PY",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "southern-cone",
      "name": "Superintendencia de Seguros (Banco Central del Paraguay)",
      "acronym": "SIS / BCP",
      "website": "https://bcp.gov.py",
      "regime": "~34 insurers",
      "registerSource": "Market knowledge",
      "currency": "PYG",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 32,
      "verification": "unverified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/paraguay/"
    },
    {
      "country": "peru",
      "countryName": "Peru",
      "iso2": "PE",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "andean",
      "name": "Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP",
      "acronym": "SBS",
      "website": "https://sbs.gob.pe",
      "regime": "18 insurers (May 2026)",
      "registerSource": "SBS press release 6 May 2026 (18 licensed insurers after Nacional de Seguros) + APESEG member list",
      "currency": "PEN",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 20,
      "verification": "verified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/peru/"
    },
    {
      "country": "uruguay",
      "countryName": "Uruguay",
      "iso2": "UY",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "southern-cone",
      "name": "Banco Central del Uruguay (SSF)",
      "acronym": "BCU",
      "website": "https://bcu.gub.uy",
      "regime": "~16 insurers; BSE state insurer dominant",
      "registerSource": "Market knowledge",
      "currency": "UYU",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 15,
      "verification": "unverified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/uruguay/"
    },
    {
      "country": "venezuela",
      "countryName": "Venezuela",
      "iso2": "VE",
      "continent": "south-america",
      "region": "andean",
      "name": "Superintendencia de la Actividad Aseguradora",
      "acronym": "SUDEASEG",
      "website": "https://sudeaseg.gob.ve",
      "regime": "~45 insurers; hyperinflation-distorted market",
      "registerSource": "Market knowledge",
      "currency": "VES",
      "entitiesInDirectory": 39,
      "verification": "unverified",
      "countryUrl": "https://south-america.insurers.global/countries/venezuela/"
    }
  ]
}