Botswana · Southern Africa
Botswana Insurance Co (BIC)
Profile highlights
7 badgesGroup spans 1 directory continent
BIHL (Sanlam): 1 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.
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General (Non-life)
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Pan-African group
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Internationally active insurance group
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Listed in Africa
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Registered as Botswana Insurance Company Limited
Official sources
This directory holds no official website for Botswana Insurance Co (BIC): the NBFIRA register does not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.
Business profile
Understanding Botswana Insurance Co (BIC)
Sources checked
Household and personal protection
BIC’s personal-insurance catalogue includes motor vehicles, home buildings, household contents, personal all risks, personal accident, travel and small leisure craft. Its local enquiry network includes Gaborone, Francistown and Maun, and the product page allows customers to request a quotation by cover type.
About general (non-life) business
General insurance covers specified losses to property, vehicles or businesses and liabilities to other people. The directory category is broad; the insurer's policy documents establish which risks a particular product covers.
General guidance for the directory category. Specific products and terms must be confirmed with Botswana Insurance Co (BIC).
Explore the Botswana insurance market or other entries in this category.
Questions to ask about cover
- Which events and assets are covered, and what exclusions apply?
- What excess, valuation basis and claim limit apply to each section?
- How do I notify a loss and obtain approval before repairs?
For an existing policy, use the insurer and service contact named on your policy schedule. Have your policy reference and a short description of the enquiry ready.
At a glance
- BIHL (Sanlam) listed on
- Botswana Stock ExchangeBIHL
- Class of business
- General (Non-life)Short-term property, casualty, motor, marine and other non-life covers.
- Parent / group
- BIHL (Sanlam)Ultimate parent Sanlam Limited is an Internationally Active Insurance Group (IAIS register), supervised group-wide by Prudential Authority (PA), South Africa.
- Ownership
- Pan-African groupPart of an insurance group licensed in two or more African countries.
- Regulator
- Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA)nbfira.org.bw
- Local currency
- BWP
- Source basis
- NBFIRA "Insurance Licenced Entities" table (Ninja Tables id 10354, retrieved 22 Sep 2026): 18 general insurers, 12 life insurers, 9 reinsurers (plus medical aid funds, brokers and agencies, excluded)
- Country verification
- Verified - full register · NBFIRA "Insurance Licenced Entities" table (Ninja Tables id 10354, retrieved 22 Sep 2026): 18 general insurers, 12 life insurers, 9 reinsurers (plus medical aid funds, brokers and agencies, excluded)
- Identifiers
- slug botswana-botswana-insurance-co-bic · row 572/api/v1/insurers/botswana-botswana-insurance-co-bic.json