Insurers & your rights insurance in South Africa: all guides

Insurers & your rights · South AfricaFSCA (Financial Sector Conduct Authority): what it does, how to check a licence, contactsWhat the FSCA does, how to check a broker or crypto platform, report a scam, find unclaimed benefits — and how it differs from the Prudential Authority.8 min read · Updated 28 October 2026

Insurers & your rights · South AfricaLicensed insurance companies in South Africa (2026 list)The Prudential Authority's register: 59 life, 58 non-life and 19 microinsurers, plus cell captives, captives and reinsurers.2 min read · Updated 28 October 2026

Insurers & your rights · South AfricaInsurance complaints by company in South Africa (NFO figures)The NFO's 2025 complaint counts per insurer, non-life and life, and why a count is not a quality score.3 min read · Updated 28 October 2026

Insurers & your rights · South AfricaInsurance ombudsman in South Africa: how to complain to the NFOThe NFO replaced the short-term and long-term insurance ombudsmen in 2024: free, R5 million limit for non-life, 3 years to complain.7 min read · Updated 28 October 2026

Insurers & your rights · South AfricaInsurance claim rejected? Your rights under the Policyholder Protection RulesReasons in writing, 90 days to challenge, 6 months to sue, 14 or 31 days to cool off, 15-day grace periods and 31 days' notice of cancellation.7 min read · Updated 28 October 2026

Insurers & your rights · South AfricaWho's who in insurance in South Africa: regulator, industry bodies and insurer CEOs (2026)The regulator, industry bodies, complaints bodies and the CEOs of the largest insurers, each from an official page, read 31 Oct 2026.7 min read · Updated 31 October 2026