Co. Operative Insurance Society, Egypt

The Society is registered under No. (1) For the year 1998 in the Register of Cooperative Insurance Societies and is subject to the provisions of Law No. 10 of 1981 on supervision and control of insurance in Egypt.
CIS is the first insurance Authority in Egypt operating in accordance with the general provisions of cooperation and provide insurance service to customers who are automatically granted membership shares.
CIS works to serve its members and be sponsor of their interests and take care of them and not seeking for profit which distinguishes cooperative insurance.
CIS is established by the Social Fund for Development (Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises Development Agency) and its development mission supports small, medium and micro enterprises.
CIS provides an insurance policy for creditors against their inability to collect debts due to them when the borrower defaults and stops paying the loan balance.
The insurance policy submitted by the society is in itself a complement to the financial, social and development system and encourages young people to invest boldly, which are targeted by the country.
CIS is a member of the Insurance Federation of Egypt, the General Arab Insurance Federation “GAIF” and the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers and Reinsurers “FAIR”.

1- The Association is the first body that has been in charge of guaranteeing loan guarantees in Egypt since 1998
2. The guarantee of micro and small enterprises is the essence of the society’s competence since its establishment.
3. The coverage of the guarantee document extended to all other financing programs granted by banks and various financing institutions such as retail banking, personal loans and other financing programs.
4 – Even after payment of compensation in favor of the source of the documents, the Assembly continues to follow up the project and try to maintain its existence and continuity and removed from stumbling.

1- CIS provides an insurance policy for creditors against their inability to collect debts due to them when the borrower defaults or stops paying the loan balance up to 90% of the basic loan.
2- CIS guarantees the loans up to L.E 30 million for each loan.
3- CIS has a facility to settle the premiums of Credit policies by installment annually or from inception date of the loan.
4- In the event of settlement all premiums from inception the insured will be granted a special discount.

1- The Insured shall notify the Association with a quarterly statement of cases of delay or suspension of payment of any installment of the loan within three months from the date of the installment, which the customer ceases to pay until the right of the Insured to claim the compensation falls.
2- The insured shall be entitled to claim compensation after the customer has paid paying for at least three consecutive months and the insured has taken the legal measures available to him against the client and his guarantors and the most important:
A- certified copy of the claim sheet for full debt owed by the customer and his guarantors.
B- a copy of the misdemeanor case under checks or security receipts signed by the client or his guarantors, if any.
C- copy of the customer’s statement of account with the insured explaining the amounts paid.
D- copy of the insurance document.
3- The society shall pay the guarantee percentage indicated in the document schedule from the unpaid balance of the loan within a maximum period of one month from the date of completing the above procedures and submit the required documents with the right of the association to look at the client file with the insured.
4- Upon payment of the indemnity, the insured shall sign a transfer of a right and deliver a deduction in the amount of the compensation paid to him and undertake to follow the legal proceedings against the client as if he were not insured in his favor.

Insurance Type

Fidelity Guarantee Insurance

This is an insurance to indemnify employers against losses and damages that may be caused to them by the employees (storekeepers, storage agents, sales representatives, distribution agents, collection agents … ……….) because of breach of trust which makes the employers need to ensure adequate guarantee against the waste or embezzlement of these funds or goods.

Cash in Transit Insurance

Under this policy, the Society undertakes to indemnify the Insured for damages and / or losses arising from the risks of forced theft and / or loss or damage due to an accident covered by the policy to the person/ persons insured charged with carrying and / or accompanying the movable objects insured according to their type and value stated in the Policy Schedule.

Personal Accident

The sum insured is paid if the insured suffers an accident. 
The occupation of the proposer is the main rating factor for the personal accident.
A personal accident policy is not a contract of indemnity but a contract of benefits.

Policy benefits :
 The policy provides compensation in the event of:

  • Accidental death or
  • Bodily injury.
    • Permanent total disablement
    • Permanent partial disablement
    • Temporary total disablement

Travel Insurance

In accordance with this Policy, the Society undertakes to provide the Insured with a sum of money to cover the costs of treatment in the event that the insured is subjected to any sudden accidental accident or emergency illness while traveling and also extends the coverage according to the insured’s desire to cover personal accidents.
It is issued to Egyptian or non-Egyptian nationals residing in Egypt and traveling abroad.
The coverage begins from the date of leaving The A.R.E and ends upon return.

The scope of cover

  • Personal accident benefits
  • Medical and associated expenses
  • Hospital cash benefits
  • Loss of deposits
  • Travel interruption
  • Travel delay

Public liability

Under this policy The Society provides an indemnity to the insured for legal liability to third parties under the Egyptian Civil Law in the event of an accident as a result of an error or unintentional negligence by the Insured or his dependents during the course of his activity resulted in the following:

  • Third party – death or bodily injury
  • Third party –  loss of  or damage to property
  • Any legal expenses approved by The Society

Household insurance

    Building Insurance cover

  • Fire, lightning, explosion and earthquake
  • Riot, civil commotion, strikes, labour or political disturbances, malicious damage or vandalism
  • Storm or flood
  • Falling trees or branches
  • Escape of water
  • Escape of oil
  • Theft or attempted theft
  • Impact
  • Subsidence, ground heave or landslip
  • Breakage or collapse of television or radio receiving aerials, aerial fittings and masts
  • Accidental damage to drains, pipes, cables or underground pipes
  • Accidental breakage of glass and sanitary fixtures
  • legal fees, architects’ and surveyors’ fees, cost of debris removal
  • loss of rent
  • Non-automatic extension : accidental damage
  • Contents insurance

The perils covered under the contents section are basically the same as those covered under the buildings sections, but:

  • Theft or attempted theft of cash, currency, bank notes and stamps is generally excluded if it does not involve forcible and violent entry or exit.
  • Theft or attempted theft by deception is normally excluded
  • Theft or attempted theft while the building is lent, or if the building is unfurnished, is normally excluded if it does not involve forcible and violent entry or exit.
  • Accidental damage cover exclude certain contents

This coverage includes specific liability cover as part of the basic cover:

  • liability incurred by the insured as owner or occupier of the property,
  • a private individual for personal liability,
  • as an employer of domestic employees
  • Indemnity is to the insured and all family members permanently residing in the property.

Fire and Special Perils Insurance

The standard fire cover is made up of three parts: Fire, lightning & limited explosion

Special perils

  • Perils of a chemical type
  • Explosion, spontaneous fermentation or heating

  • Social perils
  • Riot, civil commotion, malicious persons

  • Perils of nature
  • Storm, flood, earthquake, subterranean fire, subsidence, ground heave, landslip

  • Miscellaneous perils
  • Escape of water, aircraft, and impact

Marine Insurance By sea / air / land

The CIS provides importers, exporters and owners of goods with the most suitable insurance coverage for the goods, under which The CIS indemnifies the insured for the losses and damages that may be incurred on their goods during transportation from warehouses to warehouses.

Marine / Air( Cargo ) Insurance

This type of insurance covers the risks associated with the carriage of goods by ships in the seas and oceans and may include the risks of transport in land by means of trucks or railways
This is done in accordance with the international conditions issued by the Institute of London Underwriters. These are three basic conditions (A, B and C), which can be chosen according to the requirements.

War and strikes insurance: (sea / air) As additional risks

Covering risks of war, strikes, riots, civil commotion and terrorism. This is an optional coverage beside marine / air (Cargo) insurance policies (issued by the Institute of London Underwriters).

Inland Insurance

This insurance covers goods transported by land within the borders of the country or between neighboring countries by trucks or railways.
This insurance covers all road risks according to the land insurance policy
There is an additional coverage for some risks such as: loading and unloading / armed robbery