Botswana Insurance Holdings
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| BIHL | |
| Industry | Insurance, asset management, wealth management, investments, |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Gaborone, Botswana |
Number of employees | 342 (2020) |
| Parent | Sanlam |
| Website | www |
Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL Group) is an investment, retirement, and insurance group that maintains its headquarters in Botswana and operates through three subsidiaries and holds a stake in a number of associate companies.[1] BIHL Group was established in 1975 and has been listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange since 1991.[2]
Subsidiaries and investments
[edit]The companies that compose the BIHL include, but are not limited, to the following:[3]
- Botswana Life Insurance Limited – Gaborone, Botswana – 100% Shareholding – A long term insurance service provider in Botswana.
- Botswana Insurance Fund Management Limited (BIFM) – Gaborone, Botswana – 100% Shareholding – A pension fund manager in Botswana.
- Botswana Insurance Company Limited – Gaborone, Botswana – 50% Shareholding – A short term insurance provider in Botswana.[4]
- African Life Financial Services – Lusaka, Zambia – 49% Shareholding – The company is involved in the provision of asset management and employee benefits administration.[5] It is ranked as Zambia's largest private investment managers.[5]
- Funeral Services Group – Gaborone, Botswana – 37.59% Shareholding – This is a funeral services provider. The company, through its subsidiaries in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, engages in the manufacturing and retail of coffins and caskets, provision of funeral related services and provision of funeral insurance.[6]
- Letshego Holdings Limited – Gaborone, Botswana – 39.60% Shareholding through Botswana Life Insurance Limited and Botswana Insurance Fund Management Limited – A microfinance holding company operating in Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.[7] The company is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange.
- Nico Holdings Plc – Blantyre, Malawi – 25.10% Shareholding – The group operates insurance and investments businesses in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Mozambique, as well as a banking business through NBS Bank.[8] The company is listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange.[9]
Ownership
[edit]The shares of the stock of BIHL are traded on the BSE, under the symbol: BIHL. As of 31 December 2020[update], shareholding in the group's stock was as depicted in the table below:[10]
| Rank | Name of Owner | % Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanlam | 58.43 |
| 2 | Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund | 18.42 |
| 3 | Motor Vehicle Assurance Fund | 3.80 |
| 4 | Others | 19.40 |
| Total | 100.00 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Company profile: Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited". African Financials. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "About us: BIHL Group". BIHL Group. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Company Structure: Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited". BIHL. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Introduction: Botswana Insurance Company (BIC)". Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b "AFLife - About us". Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "About Us: FSG". Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Letshego Holdings Limited (4 April 2016). "Letshego Holdings Limited: 2015 Integrated Annual Report and Financial Statements" (PDF). Gaborone: Letshego Holdings Limited. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ NBS Bank. "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Twelve Months Ending 31 December 2018". Blantyre: NBS Bank Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "NICO: Shareholding structure". Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "BIHL Integrated Annual Report 2020" (PDF). BIHL. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.