Botswana · Southern Africa

Botswana Life Insurance

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Group 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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LLifePan-African groupIAIG Group listedBSE: BIHL Verified against the regulator register

Largest life insurer in Botswana

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NBFIRA regulator profile

This directory holds no official website for Botswana Life Insurance: 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 Life Insurance

Sources checked 2026-10-04

Life, funeral and business protection

Botswana Life’s catalogue separates individual funeral and life cover from retirement annuities, savings and hospital cash plans. Corporate options include group life, funeral and credit life, while business-owner solutions address key-person risks and buy-and-sell arrangements. Service forms support claims and policy changes.

Botswana Life — products and service forms

About life business

Life assurance can provide a benefit on death or other insured events. Some contracts also include savings or retirement benefits. A life classification alone does not establish which of these products this insurer offers.

General guidance for the directory category. Specific products and terms must be confirmed with Botswana Life Insurance.

Explore the Botswana insurance market or other entries in this category.

Questions to ask about cover

Which insured events trigger payment and who receives the benefit?
Are premiums and benefits fixed, reviewable or linked to investments?
What happens if I miss a premium or end the policy early?

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At a glance

BIHL (Sanlam) listed on: Botswana Stock ExchangeBIHL

Class of business: LifeLong-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
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)
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