Santam is a South African financial services group with operations in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Santam’s headquarters are located in Belleville, Western Cape, South Africa. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and is South Africa’s largest short-term insurer.
History
The Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Trust en Assuransie Maatskappy (South African National Trust and Assurance Company Limited) (Santam) was established on 28 March 1918. One month later the South African Life Assurance Company (Sanlam) was established as a full subsidiary of Santam to focus on life assurance while Santam remained focussed on short-term insurance. Financial group Sanlam has an effective 61.5% interest in Santam as of 31 December 2016.
Leadership
As of 1 March 2017, Santam’s executive management consists of:
- Chief Executive Officer: Lizé Lambrechts
- Chief Financial Officer: Hennie Nel
- Claims and Group Sourcing: Ebrahim Asmal
- Brand and Marketing: Mokaedi Dilotsotlhe
- Santam Commercial and Personal: Edward Gibbens
- Santam Specialist: Quinten Matthew
- Risk services: John Melville
- Human resources: Enid Lizamore
- Market development – CSI: Temba Mvusi
- Chief executive officer of MiWay: René Otto
- Operations and IT: Kevin Wright