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Sewula AfrikaAfrika-BorwaAfrika Borwa

140 licensed entities supervised by the Prudential Authority (SARB) and Financial Sector Conduct Authority.

Listed insurers
140
Insurance classes
5
Groups present
20
Illustrated collage of South Africa, inspired by Mapungubwe, Johannesburg, Table Mountain.
South Africa
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A sense of place

Beyond the numbers.

Heritage, places of work and the landscapes that connect them. Three selected references behind this artistic portrait.

Local names, languages & illustration notes

Selected local names and languages, with links to the references behind this artistic composition.

South AfricaSouth Africa

Afrikaans / English
South Africa
South Ndebele
Sewula Afrika
Northern Sotho
Afrika-Borwa
Southern Sotho
Afrika Borwa
Swati / Zulu
Ningizimu Afrika
Tswana
Aforika Borwa
Tsonga
Afrika Dzonga
Venda
Afurika Tshipembe
Xhosa
Mzantsi Afrika

Name reference: mledoze/countries · ODbL data · ODbL licence. Flag artwork: flag-icons · MIT.

By class of business

Each company is counted once, under the class its register row records. The supervisor’s own tally counts licences, so a company licensed for more than one class appears more than once there.

By ownership

  • Domestic private67 48%
  • Pan-African group35 25%
  • Foreign multinational24 17%
  • Mutual / cooperative7 5%
  • State-owned / parastatal6 4%
  • Regional / multilateral1 1%

Verification log

Verified - full register · PA licence-conversion Appendix A/B

Draft of 67 replaced by 140 licensed entities incl. all cell captives, captives, reinsurers and Lloyd's; Constantia/3Sixty status annotated

2026 market notes

  • Assupol acquired by Sanlam (2024); 1Life acquired by Clientele (2024); Constantia group in liquidation (2022); 3Sixty Life under curatorship

    Effect on directory: Annotated in Notes

Licensed insurers in South Africa

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
AIG South Africa LimitedNYSE: AIGGGeneral (Non-life)AIGIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Abacus Insurance LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Absa Insurance Company LimitedJSE: ABGGGeneral (Non-life)Absa GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Allianz Global Corporate And Specialty South Africa LimitedFWB: ALVGGeneral (Non-life)AllianzIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Aurora Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Auto And General Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)Telesure GroupForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified95 Confidence: Low
Bidvest Insurance LimitedJSE: BVTGGeneral (Non-life)Bidvest GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Bryte Insurance Company LimitedTSX: FFHGGeneral (Non-life)Fairfax FinancialIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified97 Confidence: Low
Budget Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)Telesure GroupForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
CFAO Motors Insurance LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)CFAO / Toyota TsushoForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Centriq Insurance Company LimitedJSE: SLM
Cell captive
GGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Chubb Insurance South Africa LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)ChubbIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Clientele General Insurance LimitedJSE: CLIGGeneral (Non-life)Clientele LtdDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified53 Confidence: Low
Coface South Africa Insurance Company LimitedEuronext Paris: COFAGGeneral (Non-life)CofaceForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Compass Insurance Company LimitedFWB: HNR1GGeneral (Non-life)Hannover ReForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Constantia Insurance Company Limited
Placed in liquidation 2022 - verify status
GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified62 Confidence: Low
Corporate Guarantee (South Africa) LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation Of Africa LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Dial Direct Insurance LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)Telesure GroupForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Discovery Insure LimitedJSE: DSYGGeneral (Non-life)Discovery LtdDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Dotsure LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Export Credit Insurance Corporation Of South Africa SOC LimitedState-ownedGGeneral (Non-life)Government of South AfricaState-owned / parastatalPA / FSCAVerified—
First For Women Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)Telesure GroupForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Firstrand Short Term Insurance LtdJSE: FSRGGeneral (Non-life)FirstRandPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
G4S Insurance LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)G4SForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
GENRIC Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Guardrisk Insurance Company LimitedJSE: MTM
Cell captive
GGeneral (Non-life)Momentum GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
HDI Global SA LimitedFWB: TLXGGeneral (Non-life)HDI / TalanxIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Hollard Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)Hollard GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified59 Confidence: Low
Hollard Specialist Insurance Limited
Cell captive
GGeneral (Non-life)Hollard GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Home Loan Guarantee Company NPCGGeneral (Non-life)NPCMutual / cooperativePA / FSCAVerified—
Indequity Specialised Insurance LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndequityDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Infiniti Insurance LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Khula Credit Guarantee (SOC) LimitedState-ownedGGeneral (Non-life)Government of South AfricaState-owned / parastatalPA / FSCAVerified—
King Price Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)King PriceDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Land Bank Insurance SOC LimitedState-ownedGGeneral (Non-life)Land BankState-owned / parastatalPA / FSCAVerified—
Legal Expenses Insurance Southern Africa LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)LegalWiseDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Legal Practitioners Indemnity Insurance FundGGeneral (Non-life)Legal Practice CouncilMutual / cooperativePA / FSCAVerified—
Lloyd's and Lloyd's Underwriters
Licensed under Insurance Act 2017
GGeneral (Non-life)Lloyd'sForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Lombard Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
MiWay Insurance LimitedJSE: SLMGGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Momentum Insurance Company LimitedJSE: MTMGGeneral (Non-life)Momentum GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Momentum Short-Term Insurance Company LimitedJSE: MTMGGeneral (Non-life)Momentum GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Mutual & Federal Risk Financing LimitedJSE: OMU
Cell captive
GGeneral (Non-life)Old Mutual LtdIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Nedgroup Insurance Company LimitedJSE: NEDGGeneral (Non-life)Nedbank GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
New National Assurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Nzalo Insurance Services LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
OUTsurance Insurance Company LimitedJSE: OUTGGeneral (Non-life)OUTsurance GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Old Mutual Insure LimitedJSE: OMUGGeneral (Non-life)Old Mutual LtdIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Professional Provident SOCiety Short-Term Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)PPSMutual / cooperativePA / FSCAVerified—
Rand Mutual Assurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)Rand MutualMutual / cooperativePA / FSCAVerified—
Renasa Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
SAHL Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)SA Home LoansDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
SASRIA SOC LimitedState-ownedGGeneral (Non-life)Government of South AfricaState-owned / parastatalPA / FSCAVerified97 Confidence: Low
Safire Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Santam LimitedJSE: SNTGGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Santam Structured Insurance LimitedJSE: SLMGGeneral (Non-life)Sanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Standard Insurance LimitedJSE: SBKGGeneral (Non-life)Standard Bank GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
The Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (RF) (Pty) LtdGGeneral (Non-life)FEMMutual / cooperativePA / FSCAVerified—
Vodacom Insurance Company LimitedJSE: VODGGeneral (Non-life)Vodacom GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Western National Insurance Company LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)PSG Konsult / SantamDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Workers Life Insurance LimitedGGeneral (Non-life)Workers LifeDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Yardrisk Insurance Limited
Cell captive
GGeneral (Non-life)IndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
1 Life Insurance LimitedJSE: CLI
Acquired by Clientele 2024
LLifeClientele LtdDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
27Four Life LimitedLLife27fourDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified50 Confidence: Low
3Sixty Life Limited
Under curatorship since 2021 - verify status
LLifeNUMSA Investment CoDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
AIG Life South Africa LimitedNYSE: AIGLLifeAIGIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
AVBOB Mutual Assurance SOCietyLLifeAVBOBMutual / cooperativePA / FSCAVerified—
Abacus Life LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Absa Life LimitedJSE: ABGLLifeAbsa GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
African Rainbow Life LimitedLLifeAfrican Rainbow Capital / SanlamDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
African Unity Life LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified71 Confidence: Low
Alexander Forbes Investments LimitedJSE: AFHLLifeAlexander ForbesDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Alexander Forbes Life LimitedJSE: AFHLLifeAlexander ForbesDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Allan Gray Life LimitedLLifeAllan GrayDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified47 Confidence: Low
Assupol Life LimitedJSE: SLM
Acquired by Sanlam 2024
LLifeSanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Bidvest Life LimitedJSE: BVTLLifeBidvest GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Bophelo Life Insurance LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified62 Confidence: Low
Brightrock Life LimitedJSE: SLMLLifeSanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified58 Confidence: Low
Bryte Life Company LimitedTSX: FFHLLifeFairfax FinancialIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified95 Confidence: Low
Cadiz Life LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Centriq Life Insurance Company LimitedJSE: SLM
Cell captive
LLifeSanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified86 Confidence: Medium
Clientele Life Assurance Company LimitedJSE: CLILLifeClientele LtdDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified50 Confidence: Low
Constantia Life & Health Assurance Company Limited
Group in liquidation 2022 - verify status
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified48 Confidence: Low
Constantia Life Limited
Group in liquidation 2022 - verify status
LLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Coronation Life Assurance Company LimitedJSE: CMLLLifeCoronation Fund ManagersDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified62 Confidence: Low
Discovery Life LimitedJSE: DSYLLifeDiscovery LtdDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Dotsure Life LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified54 Confidence: Low
Fedgroup Life LimitedLLifeFedgroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Firstrand Life Assurance LimitedJSE: FSRLLifeFirstRandPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Guardrisk Life LimitedJSE: MTM
Cell captive
LLifeMomentum GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified79 Confidence: Low
Hollard Life Assurance Company LimitedLLifeHollard GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified90 Confidence: Medium
Hollard Specialist Life Limited
Cell captive
LLifeHollard GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified48 Confidence: Low
Investec Life LimitedJSE: INLLLifeInvestecDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Just Retirement Life (South Africa) LimitedLSELLifeJust GroupForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
KGA Lewens BeperkLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified55 Confidence: Low
Land Bank Life Insurance Company SOC LimitedState-ownedLLifeLand BankState-owned / parastatalPA / FSCAVerified—
Liberty Group LimitedJSE: SBK
Wholly owned by Standard Bank since 2022
LLifeStandard Bank GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified95 Confidence: Low
Lion Of Africa Life Assurance Company LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified91 Confidence: Medium
Momentum Ability LimitedJSE: MTM
Cell captive
LLifeMomentum GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Momentum Metropolitan Life LimitedJSE: MTMLLifeMomentum GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Nedgroup Life Assurance Company LimitedJSE: NEDLLifeNedbank GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified93 Confidence: Low
Nedgroup Structured Life LimitedJSE: NEDLLifeNedbank GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Nestlife Assurance Corporation (RF) LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
New Era Life Insurance Company LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Ninety-One Assurance LimitedJSE: NY1LLifeNinety OneDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified90 Confidence: Medium
OUTsurance Life Insurance Company LimitedJSE: OUTLLifeOUTsurance GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Oasis Crescent Insurance LimitedLLifeOasis GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer LimitedJSE: OMU
Cell captive
LLifeOld Mutual LtdIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified72 Confidence: Low
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) LimitedJSE: OMULLifeOld Mutual LtdIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
PSG Life LimitedJSE: KSTLLifePSG KonsultDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Peregrine Life LimitedLLifePeregrineDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Professional Provident SOCiety Insurance Company LimitedLLifePPSMutual / cooperativePA / FSCAVerified—
Rma Life Assurance Company LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified66 Confidence: Low
SAHL Life Assurance Company LimitedLLifeSA Home LoansDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Safrican Insurance Company LimitedJSE: SLMLLifeSanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified66 Confidence: Low
Sanlam Developing Markets LimitedJSE: SLMLLifeSanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified67 Confidence: Low
Sanlam Life Insurance LimitedJSE: SLMLLifeSanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified69 Confidence: Low
Santam Structured Life LimitedJSE: SLMLLifeSanlam GroupIAIGPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Shield Life LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Sygnia Life LimitedJSE: SYGLLifeSygniaDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
The Smart Life Insurance Company LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
The Standard General Insurance Company LimitedJSE: SBKLLifeStandard Bank GroupPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—
Viva Life Insurance LimitedLLifeIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Vodacom Life Assurance Company LimitedJSE: VODLLifeVodacom GroupDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified70 Confidence: Low
Workers Life Assurance Company LimitedLLifeWorkers LifeDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
NMS Insurance Services (SA)
Microinsurer
MMicroinsurerIndependentDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified89 Confidence: Medium
African Reinsurance Corporation (Sa) LimitedRReinsurerAfrica ReRegional / multilateralPA / FSCAVerified—
GIC Re South Africa LimitedNSE: GICRERReinsurerGIC Re (India)Foreign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
General Reinsurance Africa LimitedNYSE: BRK.BRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Hannover Reinsurance Africa LimitedFWB: HNR1RReinsurerHannover ReForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Munich Reinsurance Company Of Africa LimitedFWB: MUV2RReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
RGA Reinsurance Company Of South Africa LimitedNYSE: RGARReinsurerRGAIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Scor Africa LimitedEuronext Paris: SCRRReinsurerSCORIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
Swiss Re Africa LimitedSIX: SRENRReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalPA / FSCAVerified—
AECI Captive Insurance Company LimitedJSE: AFE
Captive
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveAECIDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
ESCAP SOC LtdState-owned
Captive
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveEskomState-owned / parastatalPA / FSCAVerified—
Enpet Africa Insurance Limited
Captive
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveSasol / industryDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Exxaro Insurance Company LimitedJSE: EXX
Captive
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveExxarroDomestic privatePA / FSCAVerified—
Firstrand Insurance Services Company LimitedJSE: FSR
Captive
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveFirstRandPan-African groupPA / FSCAVerified—

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