- Business
- Sanlam Limited (JSE: SLM) is a leading South African financial services group that provides life and general insurance, savings and investment products, retirement annuities, asset and wealth management, financial planning, healthcare solutions, credit products, estate planning, trusts, wills, short-term insurance, risk management, and capital market activities to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. Founded in 1918 and headquartered in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa, the company operates across Africa in 33 countries, as well as in India, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and the Philippines, with over ZAR 900 billion in assets under management and a focus on segments including entry-level (Sanlam Sky), middle market (Sanlam Topaz), business owners and professionals (Sanlam Cobalt), and affluent clients (Glacier by Sanlam). Recent developments include the R6.6 billion acquisition of Assupol in September 2024 with ongoing integration into its retail mass segment expected to complete in 2025; a deepened strategic partnership with Ubuntu-Botho through a share swap in 2024 for a 25% stake in ARC Financial Services Holdings to leverage Tyme Bank capabilities; progress in the Sanlam-Allianz joint venture formed in 2023, with transfer of Namibian operations and Allianz increasing its stake to 49%; a February 2025 partnership with Fedhealth as its exclusive open medical scheme provider following the 2023 Afrocentric investment; and a May 2025 strategic alliance with Shriram AMC, acquiring a 23% stake to expand in India's asset management market.