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Insurance in Tanzania: the blog

19 guides for Tanzania, from what the law requires to which insurer pays fastest — every fact linked to the regulator or the Act.

Topics: Motor & vehicles · Health & life · Home, business & travel · Insurers & your rights · Kwa Kiswahili

19 guides

Motor & vehicles · TanzaniaTIRAMIS (TIRA MIS): the complete guide to checking insurance in TanzaniaVerify a cover by plate, e-sticker, cover note or chassis; check a company; file and track a complaint.5 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Health & life · TanzaniaNHIF Tanzania packages 2026: prices, benefits and how to joinThe five packages with real prices and benefits, Toto Afya and Umoja Afya, the basic package, and registration.6 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Kwa Kiswahili · TanzaniaBima ya afya Tanzania: NHIF, Bima ya Afya kwa Wote na vifurushiBima ya Afya kwa Wote, vifurushi vya NHIF na bei zake, na jinsi ya kujiunga.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Kwa Kiswahili · TanzaniaBima ya gari Tanzania: sheria, TIRAMIS na madaiBima ya mtu wa tatu ni lazima: inalipa nini, adhabu, kuhakiki TIRAMIS na madai.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Insurers & your rights · TanzaniaLargest insurance companies in Tanzania (2024), comparedEvery insurer ranked by premium — from the regulator's 2024 figures.3 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Insurers & your rights · TanzaniaCompare two insurers in TanzaniaPick two insurers and see them side by side: size, claims ratio, complaints.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Home, business & travel · TanzaniaZanzibar travel insurance: the mandatory US$44 inbound policyMandatory since October 2024: US$44 for 92 days, what it covers, who is exempt and how to claim.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Home, business & travel · TanzaniaWCF Tanzania contributions and compulsory business insuranceWCF at 0.5% of payroll, and the compulsory covers for commercial buildings, markets, imports and vessels.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Motor & vehicles · TanzaniaMotor insurance in Tanzania: what the law requiresCap. 169 in plain words: what third-party cover pays for, the penalty, and how to check a sticker on TIRAMIS.3 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Motor & vehicles · TanzaniaThird-party vs comprehensive car insurance in TanzaniaWhat the legal minimum pays for, what you only get with a broader policy, and how to compare quotes.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Motor & vehicles · TanzaniaBodaboda and bajaji insurance in TanzaniaCarrying paying passengers? Cap. 169 makes passenger cover compulsory. LATRA licensing and helmets explained.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Motor & vehicles · TanzaniaDaladala, taxi and ride-hailing insurance in TanzaniaPassenger cover under Cap. 169, LATRA licensing, and the 45-day claim payment rule.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Health & life · TanzaniaHealth insurance in Tanzania: NHIF, universal cover and private plansUniversal health insurance started in January 2026. What NHIF's basic package costs and where private cover fits.3 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Health & life · TanzaniaLife insurance in Tanzania: how it works and your right to cancelTerm, whole-life and savings policies — and the right to cancel under section 119 of the Insurance Act.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Home, business & travel · TanzaniaHome and property insurance in TanzaniaPrivate homes are optional; commercial buildings and markets must be insured (s.134).2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Home, business & travel · TanzaniaTravel insurance and the COMESA yellow card in TanzaniaThe COMESA yellow card for cross-border driving, and Zanzibar's mandatory US$44 visitor insurance.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Insurers & your rights · TanzaniaInsurance complaints by company in TanzaniaComplaints filed against each insurer, compared with its size.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Insurers & your rights · TanzaniaLicensed insurance companies in TanzaniaEvery insurer and takaful operator active on TIRA's register, and how to check a company yourself.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026Insurers & your rights · TanzaniaHow to complain about an insurer in TanzaniaThe Insurance Ombudsman handles disputes up to TZS 40 million and decides within 60 days.2 min read · Updated 23 September 2026