South America · 1 country
Guianas
Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana: small Caribbean-facing markets served by Caribbean groups and, in French Guiana, by French insurers under ACPR supervision.
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A sense of place
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Landscapes, craft and connections behind the region’s markets. Original AI-generated editorial illustrations; scenes combine places and are not documentary photographs.
Landmarks & landscape
Kaieteur Falls
Culture & craft
Guianese wooden architecture and contemporary basket-weaving workshop
Trade & livelihoods
Atlantic harbour, river transport and coastal businesses
An illustrated atlas
Northeastern South American coast and Guiana shield rivers
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Places in focus
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Kaieteur Falls
Sorenriise at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Georgetown, Guyana
David Stanley · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo
-JvL- from Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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All 24 insurers in Guianas
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| Company | Country | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assuria Guyana Registered as Assuria General (GY) Inc. | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Assuria (Suriname) | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Assuria N.V. (Suriname) Largest in Suriname | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | CComposite | Assuria | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Fatum Suriname | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | CComposite | Guardian Group | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| French Guiana - French insurers (AXA, Groupama, Generali) via branches EU territory; ACPR-supervised | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | CComposite | Various | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Self Reliance (Suriname) | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | CComposite | Self Reliance | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Caricom General Insurance (Guyana) Registered as Caricom General Insurance Company Inc. | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Caricom | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Diamond Fire & General (Guyana) Registered as Diamond Fire & General Insurance Inc. | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Diamond | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Guyana and Trinidad Mutual (GTM) Fire Registered as The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | GTM | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance (Guyana) Registered as The Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Mutual | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Nafico (North American Fire & General, Guyana) Registered as North American Fire and General Insurance Company Limited | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Nafico | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Parsasco (Suriname) | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parsasco | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Surinaamse Assurantie Maatschappij Verify | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Independent | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Demerara Mutual Life (Guyana) Registered as Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | LLife | Demerara Mutual | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| GTM Life Registered as The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Life Insurance Company Limited | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | LLife | GTM | Mutual / cooperative | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Assuria Life (GY) Inc. ownership not researched; the life sister of Assuria General (GY) Inc. (row 797) | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| CG United Insurance Ltd. formerly Massy United Insurance (row 806); CG = Coralisle Group Ltd, Bermuda, per the company site | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Coralisle Group Ltd | Foreign multinational | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Demerara Fire and General Insurance Company Limited ownership not researched | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Frandec & Company (Insurance) Inc. ownership not researched | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| G.C.I.S. Incorporated ownership not researched | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Hand-in-Hand Mutual Life Assurance Company Limited ownership not researched; a mutual by name, the life sister of row 805 | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| North American Life Insurance Company Limited ownership not researched; the life sister of row 807 (NAFICO) | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Premier Insurance Company Inc. ownership not researched | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| Premier Life Inc. ownership not researched | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
| The New India Assurance Company (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited ownership not researched; the name indicates a New India Assurance subsidiary incorporated in Trinidad and Tobago | Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | GGeneral (Non-life) | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | BoG / CBvS / ACPR | Partial | — |
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