List of Insurtech Startup Companies in South Africa

 

The insurance sector of the South African is thriving and very competitive as there are many insurance companies in South Africa providing different insurance covers.

Technological innovations are bringing disruptions and enhancement the way insurance providers carry out their activities. The companies leveraging technological innovations to offer insurance services are known as Insurtech companies.

What is Insurtech?

Insurtech means the deployment of technological innovations in insurance service delivery. 

Technology is enhancing insurance management, and insurance companies are rapidly adopting to the use of technology as insurance technology startups continue to build technological innovations.

Insurtech Startup Companies

Alt: = "digital insurance"

Insurtech companies through innovative solutions help insurance companies drive efficiency in their insurance services, change the perception of many South Africans on insurance. Insurtech subsector of South Africa's insurance industry worth over $913.5m with over 54 startups and companies.

We have compiled list a list of startup companies leading the Insurtech innovations in South Africa.

  • Amenli
  • Baloon Assurance
  • Casava
  • Click2Sure
  • CompareGuru
  • Curacel
  • Ctrl Technologies
  • Dialdirect
  • Hepstar
  • Hollard Insurance
  • Inclusivity Solutions
  • Kingsburgh
  • Lami
  • Lumkani
  • mTek
  • Naked
  • OKO
  • OneSpark
  • Pineapple
  • Sanlam Indie
  • Simply
  • Yalu

Hollard Insurance

Established in 1984 Hollard Insurance is an insurance company that offers house, car, business and funeral insurance policies. The company uses technology for efficient service delivery.

Hollard has so far raised about $327 million funds through corporate financing.

Inclusivity Solutions

Inclusivity Solutions is an Insurtech startup in South Africa that provides digital insurance solutions that address the insurance gap in South Africa by delivering simple and affordable insurance products via mobile phones. Founded in 2015, Inclusivity Solutions has distinguished itself in driving insurance inclusion in South Africa.

The company has raised about $5 million in Series A.

Lami

Lami is a Kenyan InsurTech startup with presence in South Africa that provides technological solutions that enable insurance companies to offer different insurance products. Lami was established in 2018. It has raised over $5.6 million in seed capital.

Pineapple

Pineapple  offers peer-to-peer decentralized insurance providing its subscribers  fully indemnified insurance coverage. The company which was founded in 2017, has raised total of $6.94 million in a non-equity assistance.

Ikechukwu Evegbu

Ikechukwu Evegbu is a graduate of Statistics with over 10 years experience as Data Analyst. Worked with Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. A prolific business development content writer. He's the Editor, Business Compiler

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