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Sanlam Limited
Jurisdiction: South AfricaRegistry ID: 1959/001562/06Entity ID: ent_sanlam-limited_1
status: activeas of 31 Oct 2026reviewed 31 Oct 2026draft
Identity
Trading names: Sanlam
Incorporated: 1959
Sector: Insurance, Financial services
exchange_listing: Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE); secondary listings on A2X and the Namibian Stock Exchange A JSE Limited, JSE issuer record — Sanlam Limited (1 Jan 2024) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Operations
Countries: South Africa, and other African, Asian and European markets
Services: Life insurance, General insurance, Investment management, Credit and banking-adjacent financial services
Attributed claim · as of 31 Oct 2026
Sanlam describes itself as a pan-African financial-services group, one of the largest insurers in Africa, with life and general insurance, investment management and related operations across Africa and in selected Asian and European markets, including a partnership with Allianz across African markets. — Sanlam Limited
B Sanlam Limited, Sanlam Limited integrated report and group financial statements (1 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Assessment
What is confirmed, what is attributed, what is disputed and what remains open — kept separate by design.
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
Sanlam Limited is a South African financial-services group incorporated in 1959 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, operating in insurance and investment management.
A JSE Limited, JSE issuer record — Sanlam Limited (1 Jan 2024) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Attributed claim · as of 31 Oct 2026
Sanlam states it is one of the largest insurers in Africa, operating across the continent and in selected Asian and European markets, including a pan-African insurance partnership with Allianz. — Sanlam Limited
B Sanlam Limited, Sanlam Limited integrated report and group financial statements (1 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Unanswered question · as of 31 Oct 2026
Period premium, profit and assets-under-management figures should be read from the group's audited financial statements for the relevant year; this dossier records identity, scope and structure.
B Sanlam Limited, Sanlam Limited integrated report and group financial statements (1 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Evidence library
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regulatory notice · 1 Jan 2024
JSE issuer record for Sanlam Limited, listing it among quoted financial-services companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
A JSE Limited, JSE issuer record — Sanlam Limited (1 Jan 2024) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary exchange record establishing listed identity.
company statement · 1 Mar 2025
Sanlam Limited integrated report and group financial statements describing its insurance and investment operations across Africa and its JSE listing and group structure.
B Sanlam Limited, Sanlam Limited integrated report and group financial statements (1 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Company source for operational scope and group structure.
company statement · 1 Jun 2023
Sanlam and Allianz statement on completion of their joint venture (SanlamAllianz), combining the two groups' operations across multiple African markets into a jointly held pan-African insurance business.
B Sanlam Limited / Allianz SE, Sanlam and Allianz complete joint venture to create SanlamAllianz across Africa (1 Jun 2023) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary record of the SanlamAllianz joint venture that underpins Sanlam's continental footprint.
Claim reviews
What is SanlamAllianz, and how does it relate to Sanlam?
Confidence: high
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