Insurer

Sanlam Life Insurance Nigeria Limited

Compiled from public sources

Sanlam Life Insurance Nigeria Limited is a Nigerian-based life insurance company and a subsidiary of the Sanlam Allianz Group, a diversified pan-African financial services group. It is licensed to transact life insurance business in Nigeria and offers a range of life insurance, savings, and retirement solutions to individual and corporate clients. The company was formerly FBNInsurance Limited. Its ultimate parent, the Sanlam Group, was established in 1918 in South Africa and is one of the largest non-banking financial services groups in Africa. As a component of a large financial services group, its investment activities are focused on asset and wealth management, incorporating investment management for its policyholder and shareholder funds. As a limited partner, its investment strategy is typically focused on delivering consistent returns, with a strong emphasis on risk management and asset-liability matching, which may include allocations to alternative assets, such as private equity funds.

Investment focus

Sectors
SMEs
Stages and strategies
GrowthFund investments
Regions
Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa

Fund commitments

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026
  2. https://climatefundmanagers.com/2026/08/06/scaling-up-green-transition-in-southern-africa-climate-fund-managers-reaches-first-close-of-sa-h2-fund-at-zar-3-billion/, climatefundmanagers.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.