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Insurance companies in South Africa — browse 35.4K records

Browse 35,432 insurance companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC, scoped to NACE 65. Each record carries up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Registration Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are SIBANYE GOLD SHARED SERVICES (PTY) LTD ($8.1B), GUARDRISK LIFE LTD ($1.6B) and THE HOLLARD INSURANCE COMPANY LTD ($596M).

35.4K

Insurance companies

NACE codes

792

Group-linked records

Top companies

Largest insurance companies in South Africa (2026)

The largest insurance companies in South Africa by revenue are SIBANYE GOLD SHARED SERVICES (PTY) LTD ($8.1B), GUARDRISK LIFE LTD ($1.6B) and THE HOLLARD INSURANCE COMPANY LTD ($596M). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Every South African insurance companies record with all attributes, by API, bulk export or CRM enrichment.

Showing 25 of 35,432 South African insurance companies· click a column to sort, or a company for its full record

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Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	HOSPITAL RD 1	430	$8.1B	2002	200202077507	Corporation	50
Life insurance	Johannesburg	RIVONIA RD 129	236	$1.6B	1999	199901392206	Corporation	2
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	OXFORD RD 22	45	$596M	1952	195200300406	Corporation	22
Non-life insurance	Stellenbosch	DU TOIT ST 25	56	$205M	2008	200800484907	Corporation	2
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	WEST ST 115	85	$96M	2003	200302017710	Foreign company	912
Non-life insurance	Germiston	KNIGHTSGATE PARK	400	$65M	2010	201002368507	Corporation	17
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	16TH RD 852	350	$60M	2007	200700667707	Corporation	1,200
Non-life insurance	Krugersdorp	JACOBS ST 8	325	$58M	1994	199400126907	Corporation	8
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	15TH RD 179	300	$56M	2004	200400153107	Corporation	23
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	MELROSE BLVD 39	300	$56M	1896	189600135806	Corporation	259
Pension funding	Cape Town	WHEELAN RD	35	$56M	2007	200701293007	Corporation	4
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	FRICKER RD 2	425	$55M	2008	200801569607	Corporation	15
Non-life insurance	Bloemfontein	LESSING AV	74	$51M	1982	198200833607	Corporation	8
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	MONKOR DR 34	394	$51M	2001	200102177907	Corporation	3
Non-life insurance	Vereeniging	ARCELOR MITTAL MARIO MILAN DR	236	$45M	2010	201001857807	Corporation	19
Non-life insurance	Durban	MAHATMA GANDHI RD 88	236	$45M	2005	200500817007	Corporation	33
Non-life insurance	Cape Town	TWIST ST	122	$45M	2000	200000427107	Corporation	7
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	14TH AV	236	$45M	2007	200702851307	Corporation	3
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	WEST ST 115	236	$45M	1997	199700059506	Corporation	12
Non-life insurance	Germiston	JONES RD 64	52	$45M	2006	200600634007	Corporation	3
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	CORPORATE PARK 21	236	$45M	2015	Not available	Corporation	7
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	RIVONIA RD 129	236	$45M	1998	199801518707	Corporation	12
Life insurance	Johannesburg	OXFORD RD 22	236	$45M	1993	199300140506	Corporation	22
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	CULLINAN CLOSE 1	236	$45M	2002	200200635607	Corporation	14
Non-life insurance	Johannesburg	GEORGIAN CRES 20	236	$45M	1969	196901564306	Corporation	419

This is a sample. The full database holds 35,432 South African insurance companies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.

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Database overview

Insurance companies in South Africa — database overview

Distributions across all 35,432 insurance companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC and refreshed daily.

Company size (by employee band)

1–9
10%
10–49
88%
50–199
2%
200–999
0%
1,000+
0%

Sub-sector breakdown (NACE)

Non-life insurance99%
Life insurance1%
Pension funding0%

Regional distribution

Gauteng
58%
Western Cape
18%
KwaZulu-Natal
8%
Limpopo
4%
North West
3%
Mpumalanga
3%
Other
6%

Revenue (USD)

Less than $100K
0%
$100K – $1M
94%
$1M – $10M
5%
$10M – $100M
0%
$100M+
0%

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These distributions are computed from the full South African insurance companies database, not the sample above.

Data coverage

What data is available on insurance companies in South Africa

South Africa business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Registration Number — the stable CIPC identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for South Africa data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across South Africa, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Registration Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from CIPC filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the South African insurance companies dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName: Registered legal name.
businessName: Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName: Additional registered trade name.
nationalID: Registration Number — the official CIPC company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat: Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet: Registered street address.
postCode: Postal code.
city: City / locality.
province: Region / province / county.
country: Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude: Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel: Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website: Primary corporate URL.
webDomain: Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag: Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate: Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06: Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode: US SIC code.
localCode: National activity code.
infobelCode: Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere: Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal: Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume: Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros: Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars: Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency: Reporting currency.
yearStarted: Year the company was founded.
financialHistory: Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName: HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription: Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers: Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator: Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage: Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage: Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode: Position within the corporate hierarchy.

Source comparison

CIPC vs InfobelPRO

CIPC gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

Attribute	CIPCFree official registry	InfobelPRO
Registration Number	Yes	Yes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered address	Yes	Yes
Company status (HQ / branch)	Yes	Yes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classification	Yes	Yes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)	Filings only	Yes — multi-currency
Employee count	No	Yes
Decision-maker contacts	No	Yes — licensed
Geocoded coordinates	No	Yes
Corporate group structure	Filings only	Yes — full hierarchy
API access	No	Yes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)	No	Yes
Update frequency	Periodic (filings)	Daily sync

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest insurance companies in South Africa include SIBANYE GOLD SHARED SERVICES (PTY) LTD ($8.1B), GUARDRISK LIFE LTD ($1.6B) and THE HOLLARD INSURANCE COMPANY LTD ($596M). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.

InfobelPRO lists 35,432 insurance companies registered in South Africa, classified under NACE 65, sourced from CIPC. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.

Gauteng holds the largest share with 58% of South Africa's insurance companies, followed by Western Cape (18%) and KwaZulu-Natal (8%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.

Insurance companies in South Africa are classified under NACE 65 — 3 sub-sector codes appear in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.

Core firmographics come directly from CIPC and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

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Related directories

See all company directories in South Africa, explore the full South Africa business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 6311 — Life Insurance and SIC 6371 — Pension, Health, and Welfare Funds. The closest NAICS industry is NAICS 5241 — Insurance Carriers, or see how South Africa fits into the wider Africa business database.