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Providen Insurance

About Provident

Cover Ghanaians have trusted since 1981

Provident Insurance Company Limited is one of Ghana’s established non-life insurers — four decades of paying claims, a balance sheet built to last, and a single promise behind it all: with Provident, you’re covered.

In brief

Provident Insurance is a Ghanaian general (non-life) insurer founded in 1981 and regulated by the National Insurance Commission. It holds GHS 122 million in capital, a 389% Capital Adequacy Ratio and zero bank debt, and serves customers through 11 branches nationwide.

Our story

From GHS 5,000 to a 389% safety margin

Provident was incorporated in February 1981 and opened for business in October 1982 with a starting capital of just GHS 5,000. The ambition was simple and Ghanaian: build an insurer people could actually rely on when things went wrong.

Four decades of disciplined underwriting later, that GHS 5,000 has grown into GHS 122 million in stated capital, a Capital Adequacy Ratio of 389% — more than two-and-a-half times the National Insurance Commission’s 150% minimum — and zero bank debt. In plain terms: the money to pay your claim is there, and then some.

We are a non-life insurer. We cover your car, your home, your goods, your premises, your projects and your people — motor, fire, marine, engineering, liability, bonds and more — through a network of 11 branches from Ring Road Central in Accra to Tamale in the north. We do not sell life or health cover; we do general insurance, and we do it well.

The padlock in our logo and the line beneath it say the same thing our balance sheet does: With Provident, Man You’re Covered.

  1. 1981

    Incorporated in Accra

    Provident Insurance Company Limited is registered in February 1981 with a starting capital of GHS 5,000.

  2. 1982

    Open for business

    Underwriting begins in October 1982, writing general (non-life) cover for Ghanaian individuals and businesses.

  3. 2021

    Regulated under Act 1061

    Provident operates under the National Insurance Commission and the Insurance Act, 2021 (Act 1061).

  4. Today

    40+ years, 11 branches

    GHS 122m in capital, a 389% Capital Adequacy Ratio, zero bank debt and a branch network from Accra to Tamale.

1981
Established in Accra
GHS 122m
Stated capital
11
Branches nationwide
40+
Years paying claims

What we stand for

Six values behind every policy

They are not wall art. They are how we decide who to insure, how we price it and — above all — how we settle a claim.

01

People & Leadership

We invest in our people and lead by example — because good cover starts with the team standing behind it.

02

Ownership & Integrity

We take responsibility and do what we say. Your policy is a promise, and we own it from quote to claim.

03

Passion for Winning

We compete to be the insurer Ghanaians choose — with sharper cover, faster service and a stronger balance sheet.

04

Professionalism

Forty years of disciplined underwriting and prudent reserving. We are regulated, transparent and built to last.

05

Excellent Customer Service

Plain language, quick answers and a real person to help — in branch, by phone or on WhatsApp.

06

Customer Satisfaction

We measure ourselves by claims paid and customers kept, not policies sold. Your confidence is the point.

Cover you can count on

Get an indicative quote in under a minute, or talk to a Provident agent at any of our 11 branches.