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The Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority (TIRA) was established in 2009 under Section 5 of the Insurance Act Cap. 394 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). Subject to the general supervision of the Ministry responsible for Finance, TIRA is charged with the responsibility of coordinating policy and other matters related to insurance in the United Republic of Tanzania.

WHAT WE DO

The main functions and duties of the Authority are to promote and maintain an efficient, fair, safe, and stable insurance market for the benefit and protection of policyholders. The specific functions of the Authority fall into five broad areas, namely:

Registration & licensing of insurance registrants;
Regulation and supervision of insurance registrants;
Protection of consumers and beneficiaries of insurance products and services;
Development of the insurance market in Tanzania; and
Advise the Government on all matters related to insurance.

By virtue of the Universal Health Insurance Act No. 13 of 2023, TIRA is also mandated to regulate and supervise Universal Health Insurance in Tanzania Mainland.

Vision

To be a world - class Insurance Regulator

Mission

To develop, promote and maintain an inclusive, efficient, fair, safe and stable insurance market for the benefit and protection of Insurance beneficiaries.

Who we serve

Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority serves all insurance registrants and players stated by the law and general public

TIRA offices

TIRA is headquartered in Dodoma with sub-Offices of the head office in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Additionally, the Authority has zonal offices which are mandated to provide insurance regulatory services to specified regions within the respective zones as summarized below:

No.	Name of Office	Area of Responsibility	Location of office
	Central Zone Office	Dodoma, Manyara and Iringa	Dodoma
	Eastern Zone Office	Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, and Pwani	Dar es Salaam
	Lake Zone Office	Mwanza, Mara, Kagera, Simiyu, and Geita	Mwanza
	Lake Tanganyika Zone Office	Katavi, Rukwa, and Kigoma	Katavi
	Northern Zone Office	Arusha, Kilimanjaro and Tanga	Arusha
	Pemba Zone Office	North Pemba and South Pemba	Chakechake
	Unguja Zone Office	West Urban, Unguja North, and Unguja South	West Urban
	Southern Highlands Zone Office	Mbeya, Njombe, and Songwe	Mbeya
	Southern Zone Office	Lindi, Mtwara, and Ruvuma	Lindi
	Western Zone Office	Tabora, Shinyanga, and Singida	Tabora