Saham Finances News

Top African Insurer Sanlam Refocuses on Home Market After 2018 Acquisition Misfires

Paul Hanratty, the new chief executive officer of Sanlam Ltd., is refocusing on the South African insurer’s home market and plugging holes from its largest-ever acquisition to squeeze higher returns out of its businesses. It’s been two years since the …

Largest African Insurer Sanlam Plans to Continue Growth via M&A

Africa’s largest insurer is getting breathing room to build on its biggest-ever acquisition and expand existing operations as rivals scale back on the continent and its main competitor squabbles with its fired CEO. Sanlam Ltd. last year spent about $1.1 …

Largest African Insurer Sanlam Completes Acquisition of Morocco’s Saham Finances

Sanlam Ltd., Africa’s largest insurer by market value, said it fulfilled all the conditions for the $1.1 billion purchase of the shares it doesn’t already own in Morocco’s Saham Finances SA after regulators approved the deal. The Cape Town-firm’s biggest …

Sanlam Looks for More African Deals After $1.1B Investment in Morocco’s Saham

Fresh from sealing its biggest ever deal, Sanlam Ltd. is still scouring Africa for more acquisitions to extend its lead as the continent’s largest financial-services company outside of banking. The Cape Town-based insurer will spend $1.1 billion to take full …

2 South African Insurers Bet $375 Million on West & North Africa Expansion

South African insurers Sanlam Ltd. and Santam Ltd. agreed to buy a 30 percent stake in Saham Finances SA of Morocco for $375 million to gain access to insurance markets in West and North Africa. The stake will be purchased …

Brokerslink Signs Partnership Pact with African Insurer Saham Finances

Independent broker network Brokerslink has signed a three year strategic partnership agreement with pan-African insurance group, Saham Finances. The bulletin said the agreement one of the biggest pan-African insurance groups (outside of South Africa) with a turnover of more than …