Lagos Building Insurance

LagBIS.

Nigeria's first government-mandated, technology-driven building insurance programme.

29 May 2026
Pilot launch date
5-year
Renewable LASBCA contract
₦1.5T
Addressable market
Pilot launch · 29 May 2026
Eti-Osa & Ikeja LCDAs · Authorised under NIIRA 2025
Operated by Casava + Veda Technology
The Problem

Less than 2% of Lagos's 3 million buildings carry any form of insurance.

In a city of 22 million, every fire, collapse and accident is uninsured. The cost falls on owners, occupants, and the State.

Source: Google Open Buildings & OpenStreetMap

Lagos

22 million people.
3 million buildings.
One platform.

The Mandate

Mandated by federal law.
Enforced by Lagos State.

Federal

NIIRA 2025

The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 makes building insurance compulsory for all public, commercial, and under-construction buildings.

State

Lagos appointment

Lagos State has formally appointed Veda Technology Limited, in partnership with Casava, to deliver compulsory building insurance.

"Hereby appointed as the Digital Insurance Service and Compliance Provider for Buildings in Lagos State."

Office of the Special Adviser, eGIS & Urban Development · October 2025

5-year renewable contract signed with Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA)

The Market

A ₦1.5 trillion market. Virtually untapped.

0
Buildings in Lagos State
0
Total addressable premium market
What We Insure

Three products. Day one.

01

Public Buildings

Fire, special perils and occupiers liability for commercial and residential buildings.

0.25%
of replacement value
02

Under Construction

Contractors all-risk for buildings being built. Captured at the LASBCA permit gate.

0.50%
of project value
03

Petrol & Gas Stations

Specialist liability cover for fuel retail. Tied to DPR / NMDPRA licence renewal.

Tier 1
high-ticket segment
How It Works

From satellite to claim.

01

Satellite

Identify every building from space

02

Notify

LASBCA letter to building owner

03

Gate

No insurance, no permit

04

Buy

Owner pays via app, ATM or USSD

05

Enforce

Sealing & fines for non-compliance

End-to-end, agent-led, technology-enforced.

The Platform · Try It

Buying insurance in minutes.

Self-service web and mobile. Three products, one journey, certified by LASBCA in real time.

🌐
Coming soon at
buildinginsurance.ng

↓ Try the interactive demo

buildinginsurance.ng
Step 1 of 7 · What to insure
Required by Lagos State law. Buildings without valid cover face fines up to ₦5M under NIIRA 2025.
What would
you like to insure?
Step 2 of 7 · Address
Where's
the building?

We'll pull floors, plots, business type, and replacement value from Lagos State records.

Building address
📍
Found your building
LGA: Eti-Osa · Matched in Lagos building registry · Satellite imagery verified
Notification reference
Optional
If you received a LASBCA insurance notice letter, enter the reference number to activate the early-bird discount.
Step 3 of 7 · Building details
Tell us
about the building.

We've pulled what we can from Lagos records. Check the details and adjust if needed.

Physical details
What type of building is this?
Floors
3
Plots
1
Replacement value
Cost to rebuild your building from scratch. Used to calculate your premium (NAICOM-regulated 0.25% for fire cover).
Step 4 of 7 · Business
What happens
in the building?

This helps underwriters price accurately for your specific risk.

Primary business
Pick the closest match from the suggestions as you type.
Multi-occupier building
Multiple businesses share this space
Step 5 of 7 · Employees
Who works
there?

Group staff by role. Your policy includes workers' compensation — if employees are injured on the premises, we pay medical bills and up to 25% of their annual salary.

Group 1
Employee type
Number
3
Est. annual salary each
Step 6 of 7 · Coverage
What you're
protected from.

Two layers of protection — your building, and your liability to others.

① Owner protection
Adjustable
Damage to your building. All four included by default.
🔥
Fire & explosion
✓ Included
🌊
Flood & storm
✓ Included
🏚
Building collapse
✓ Included
🔒
Theft & burglary
✓ Included
② Liability protection
Always included
Claims from people injured or affected by your building. Built into your policy and not removable.
🚶
Personal liability
Visitor injuries on your property
₦5M
🚰
Public liability
Underground pipes, first aid costs
₦10M
🏛
Property owner's liability
Third-party injury or damage
₦35M
👷
Workers' compensation
Medical & disability for staff
25% salary
Step 7 of 7 · Underwriter
Who should
underwrite it?

All three charge the same NAICOM-regulated rate. Tap to see each insurer's profile before choosing.

✓ Same price · regulated rate
Compliance certificate
You're covered.
LASBCA registration confirmed in real time
PolicyLBI-2026-00842
LASBCA reg.LASBCA-REG-2026-00842
Underwriter
Valid until30 Apr 2027
Pilot Zones

Starting in Eti-Osa and Ikeja.

Two pilot LCDAs activate at launch. Below: a close-up of the Eti-Osa pilot zone — Victoria Island, Ikoyi and Lekki Phase 1. Every commercial, residential and under-construction building geocoded and ready for the platform on 29 May 2026.

ETI-OSA LCDA · PILOT ZONE 17 Bourdillon Rd 17 Bourdillon Rd · Ikoyi · ✓ Insured 8 Glover Road 8 Glover Road · Ikoyi · ✓ Insured 24 Adeola Hopewell 24 Adeola Hopewell · Victoria Island · ✓ Insured 5 Akin Adesola 5 Akin Adesola · Victoria Island · ✓ Insured 1004 Estate · VI 1004 Estate · VI · Victoria Island · ✓ Insured Block 3 · Eko Atlantic Block 3 · Eko Atlantic · Eti-Osa · ✓ Insured 12 Admiralty Way 12 Admiralty Way · Lekki Phase 1 · ✓ Insured LAGOS LAGOON Ikoyi Victoria Island Lekki Phase 1 Eko Atlantic ATLANTIC OCEAN N
Eti-Osa LCDA
Pilot zone · activates 29 May 2026
Building registry
Geocoded NIIRA-eligible buildings
Sample insured buildings
How the platform will look at launch · click pins
Revenue

How Casava earns.

Primary

Building insurance

Brokerage commission on every policy placed, plus coinsurance income across the 10-insurer panel.

30%
blended take rate on every policy
Beyond

Cross-sell

Health · motor · home contents · professional indemnity. Sold into a captive customer base. Underwritten by Casava directly.

50%
underwriting margin on microinsurance policies
Underwriting Panel

Aggregating 10 NAICOM-licensed insurers.

Casava aggregates Nigeria's leading insurers into a single panel. Same regulated rate. One quote engine. Customers get choice; insurers get a steady channel; the consortium captures the spread.

AXA Mansard
Leadway
AIICO
Mutual Benefits
NEM
LASACO
Custodian
Cornerstone
I&G
Noor Takaful

Casava is the broker that aggregates and the technology partner that runs the platform — one infrastructure for the entire panel.

What This Unlocks

LagBIS is a foundation,
not just a programme.

01

Building data
as a product

A georeferenced registry of every building in Lagos. Licensed to banks, fintechs and government agencies.

02

Scale to
other states

A replicable model. Federal mandate, state-by-state rollout. Casava as the technology and underwriting partner.

03

New insurance
markets

Parametric flood and fire. SME property cover. Climate-linked products built on accurate building data.

Roadmap

From pilot to state-wide in 1 year.

Q3 2026
State expansion
10
LGAs across
Lagos State
Q4 2026
Full coverage
20
All Lagos
LGAs live
Meet Casava

Nigeria's first fully
digital microinsurer.

Founded in 2022 to bring insurance to the millions of Nigerians who couldn't afford it. Beyond microinsurance, our Credit Insurance line has been compounding at over 100% year-on-year, with Device & Asset Insurance growing 30% annually — proof the platform scales across categories. LagBIS is the moment that infrastructure meets compulsory demand.

Founded 2022 NAICOM RIC-042 Reinsured by Munich Re
Lagos · Abuja · Port Harcourt
Policies issued
520K
Across all product lines
Claims paid
₦500M+
Cumulative since 2022
Year-on-year growth
100%+
Across the portfolio
Product portfolio
🏢
Building insurance
New · LagBIS
💳
Credit insurance
100%+ YoY
📱
Device & asset insurance
30% YoY
❤️
Health & life
Established
Growth

From 520K to 1 million policies.

LagBIS is the inflection point. Compulsory demand pulls us from microinsurer to nationwide infrastructure.

Day 1
124K
520K
1M+
2022· Launch
2024· Direct + partnerships
2026· LagBIS launch
2028· Nationwide
The endgame

Nigeria's largest
insurance company.
Within five years.

LagBIS doesn't just protect Lagos buildings. It hands us the customer base, the data infrastructure, and the distribution to scale Casava into the dominant insurance brand in Africa's largest market.

Year 1
Lagos pilot
120K buildings
Year 2
State expansion
350K buildings