South Africa · Southern Africa
Sanlam Life Insurance Limited
Profile highlights
8 badgesGroup spans 1 directory continent
Sanlam Group: 2 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.
Part of a group
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Group listed in 2+ markets
Sanlam Group: 2 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.
Life
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Pan-African group
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Internationally active insurance group
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Part of a listed group
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Listed in Africa
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Official sources
This directory holds no official website for Sanlam Life Insurance Limited: the PA / FSCA register does not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.
Popularity index
Since 1 Sept 2026
69out of 100
- Rank in South Africa
- 16 of 140 insurers
- Likely range
- 61–76
- Confidence
- Low
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Business profile
Understanding Sanlam Life Insurance Limited
Sources checked
Continuing eligible group-risk cover
Sanlam's group-risk conversion document explains how eligible members can apply to convert group cover to an individual policy. The option must exist in the group contract, and the application must meet its conversion deadline. Available benefits depend on the employer or fund's policy.
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 Sanlam Life Insurance Limited.
Explore the South Africa 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
- Sanlam Group listed on
- Johannesburg Stock ExchangeSLMNamibia Securities ExchangeSLA
- Class of business
- LifeLong-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
- Parent / group
- Sanlam GroupLicensed in 2 countries, 14 entities in this directory.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
- Prudential Authority (SARB) and Financial Sector Conduct Authority (PA / FSCA)resbank.co.za
- Local currency
- ZAR
- Source basis
- Regulator / industry register
- Country verification
- Verified - full register · PA licence-conversion Appendix A/B
- Identifiers
- slug south-africa-sanlam-life-insurance-limited · row 748/api/v1/insurers/south-africa-sanlam-life-insurance-limited.json