Insurance companies in Lebanon: the official list, who decides and how to sell to them
Lebanon's insurance regulator publishes every insurer and brokerage firm it supervises, with a general manager and a phone number for almost all of them. Here is how to turn that register into a call list, who to ask for, and what to say.
Lebanon has 45 insurance companies and 460 insurance brokerage firms on the register of the Insurance Control Commission (ICC), the sector's regulator, as of 9 November 2026. The register is public and names the general manager of almost every firm on it, with a phone number, so it is the natural first page of any prospect list for the sector.
This guide is for teams selling to insurers and brokers: software, IT and security, training, recruitment, marketing, printing, and motor or medical services. It covers what the sector looks like, where its official lists are, who decides, and how to open the conversation.
What does the insurance sector in Lebanon look like?
The ICC describes itself as the authority that supervises and controls the insurance sector; it licenses the firms in it and reports directly to the Minister of Economy and Trade. Its register of companies has two tabs, one for each kind of firm you might sell to:
- Insurance companies underwrite the risk and pay the claims. The register shows the lines each one is licensed for: life, fire, general accidents, transportation and credit. Every insurer's address on the register is in Beirut or in the Mount Lebanon towns around it, such as Sin El Fil, Hazmieh, Jal El Dib and Dbayeh.
- Brokerage firms advise clients and place their policies with insurers. Most are in Beirut and Mount Lebanon too, but the register also lists brokers in Tripoli, Batroun, Jbeil, Zahle, Saida, Tyre and Nabatieh, so a team that covers the regions has local firms to call.
Each side has its own professional body: the Association des Compagnies d'Assurances au Liban (ACAL) for insurers, and the Lebanese Insurance Brokers Syndicate for brokers. The ICC also publishes annual and quarterly reports on the market under "ICC Publications" on the same site, which are worth an hour before you call an insurer.
Where is the official list of insurance companies in Lebanon?
On the ICC's Companies page. The Insurance Companies tab holds the 45 insurers and the Brokerage Firms tab the 460 brokers, and you can search both by name or by the firm's number on the register. Each entry gives:
- the firm's name in English and Arabic, and its number on the register
- the general manager, and for most insurers the financial manager
- a phone number and the address
- the website, for most insurers
- for insurers, the lines they are licensed for
ACAL publishes its own member list, which adds a few reinsurers to the insurers. Use it as a cross-check; the ICC register is the authority, and it is the one that changes when a licence does.
What neither list gives you is a person below the general manager. For that you need LinkedIn and a call, both covered below.
How do insurers and brokers buy, and who decides?
They buy differently, so treat them as two segments with two scripts.
| Insurance companies | Brokerage firms | |
|---|---|---|
| On the ICC register, 9 November 2026 | 45 | 460 |
| Who you ask for | The head of the department you serve | The general manager, by name |
| Who signs | The general manager, with finance | Usually the same person |
| What to expect | Several meetings and a written offer | A shorter path to a decision |
Insurers are organised by department: underwriting, claims, finance, IT, HR, and sales and marketing. The person who feels the problem you solve is usually a department head; the general manager signs larger commitments, and finance has a say in anything that recurs. Because insurers answer to a regulator and hold their policyholders' personal data, expect questions about how you handle data, and have a short written answer ready before the first meeting.
Brokers sell on relationships and live on renewals. The register names one person at each brokerage firm, its general manager, and that is who you ask for. In a small brokerage the general manager is usually the owner and decides alone, so a good first call can end with a decision, or at least a date. Talk about what a broker cares about: new clients, renewals that do not slip, and quotes that go out quickly.
Call the listed line, ask permission, continue on WhatsApp
The register gives a phone number for 44 of the 45 insurers and 453 of the 460 brokers, so the first touch is a call, not a message.
- Call in office hours, Monday to Friday; many offices are also open on Saturday mornings. Open in the language they answer in, Arabic, French or English, and follow them if they switch.
- Ask for a person, not a function. At a broker, ask for the general manager by the name on the register. At an insurer, ask the switchboard who heads the department you serve, then call back for that person.
- Ask permission before you move to WhatsApp. A number on a register is not consent. Meta's WhatsApp Business Messaging Policy, last updated on 23 September 2026, lets a business contact people only if they have given it their number and it has "received opt-in permission" from them. So ask at the end of the call, "Can I send you the details on WhatsApp, on this number?", and note the yes on the contact with the date.
- Send the first WhatsApp the same day, with your name and company in the first line, what you agreed, and a way to opt out.
Our cold calling script in English and Lebanese Arabic has the full call, objections included.
How to build your target list
Work outwards from the official list:
- The ICC register. Copy each firm's name, general manager, phone, town and, for insurers, licensed lines into one sheet, and decide which tab you will work first.
- Google Maps. Search "insurance company", "insurance agency" and "insurance broker" town by town: Beirut, Jounieh, Jbeil, Tripoli, Zahle, Saida, Tyre and Nabatieh. Maps adds what the register lacks: branches, opening hours, photos of the office, and sometimes a mobile number.
- LinkedIn. Search each insurer for the titles you sell to: head of claims, underwriting manager, IT manager, HR manager, marketing manager. Brokerage firms are thinner on LinkedIn, so lean on the register for them.
- A database filter. In LeadsMind the filter is the Financial & Business Services industry with its Insurance Brokerage sub-industry, narrowed by region (Beirut, Mount Lebanon, North, South, Bekaa or Nabatieh) and by signals such as "has a mobile" or "people found". The B2B leads page explains where those records come from.
Then rank the list against your best customers, so the firms most like them get called first. Our guide to building a prospect list of companies in Lebanon covers the ranking and how to keep the list current.
The register gives you the firm, the person and the number. Your job is the order you call them in and the reason you give for calling.
A copyable opener
For a brokerage firm, once you have the general manager on the line:
Good morning [name], this is [your name] from [your company]. I'm calling insurance brokers in [town], and I'll be quick. We help brokers [one-line result, for example: send a client three quotes the same day]. Can I ask you two questions to see whether it's relevant to you?For an insurer, to the switchboard:
Good morning, I'm [your name] from [your company]. We work with insurers on [claims / IT security / staff training]. Who heads [department] at [insurer]? I'd like to ask them for ten minutes.And the WhatsApp message once they have said yes on the call:
Hello [name], it's [your name] from [your company], as agreed on the phone just now. Here is the one-page summary on [topic]. Would [day] at [time] or [day] at [time] suit you for a 20-minute call? Reply STOP if you'd rather not get WhatsApp messages from us.FAQ
How many insurance companies are there in Lebanon?
As of 9 November 2026, the Insurance Control Commission's register lists 45 insurance companies and 460 insurance brokerage firms. The numbers move when licences are granted or withdrawn and when companies merge, so check the register before you quote them.
Where can I find the official list of insurance companies in Lebanon?
On the Companies page of the ICC's website, insurancecommission.gov.lb, which has one tab for insurance companies and one for brokerage firms. Each entry names the general manager and gives a phone number, an address and, for insurers, the licensed lines.
Who regulates insurance in Lebanon?
The Insurance Control Commission. It supervises the sector, licenses the firms in it, and reports directly to the Minister of Economy and Trade. It also takes complaints from policyholders.
Should I sell to insurers or to brokers first?
It depends on what you sell. Brokers are more numerous and usually decide faster, which suits tools and services a small firm buys on its own. Insurers take longer and involve several people, which suits larger contracts in IT, claims handling or training.
To see the insurance firms in your region ranked against your own ideal customer, type your website at leadsmind.ai/start.
