Sanlam Kenya Plc

Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited
Public
NSE: PAFR
Industry Insurance, Financial services
Founded 26 October 1946 (1946-10-26)[1]
Headquarters Pan Africa Life House,
Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
John Simba Chairman
Mugo Kibati Group CEO
Products Insurance and Asset Management
Revenue Decrease KES: 7.97 billion (2014)
Decrease KES: 0.87 billion (2014)
Total assets Increase KES: 24.59 billion (2014)
Total equity Increase KES: 3.77 billion (2014)[2]
Website Homepage

Sanlam Kenya Plc is an insurance, investment and retirement group based in Kenya.

Overview

The Group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries and associates in Kenya. Sanlam Kenya Plc is a member of the Sanlam Group, a South African JSE listed financial services group with business interests in Africa, Europe, India, the United States, Australia and South East Asia.

History

Sanlam Kenya Plc was founded on October 26, 1946[3] as the Indo Africa Insurance Company Limited and began writing life insurance business in 1947. In 1963, the Company became the first insurance company to list its shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. In the same year, the company name was changed to Pan Africa Insurance Company to reflect its broader ownership base.[1][4]

In 2000, Pan Africa Insurance Company Limited entered into a strategic partnership with African Life Assurance of South Africa. This was through an acquisition of a minority stake in Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited by Hubris Holdings Limited, African Life Assurance investment vehicle.

With the aim of creating more focus and facilitate management specialization with resultant improvement in productivity, efficiency and customer service, Pan Africa Insurance Company Limited commenced a restructure of its business units in 2002. The Company transferred its long term and life Insurance to Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited and its short term general insurance to Pan Africa General Insurance Limited. Pan Africa Insurance Company Limited then changed its name to Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited to reflect its present role as a holding Company of the two wholly owned subsidiaries.[1]

In 2004, the Short term insurance business of Pan Africa General Insurance Limited was merged with that of Apollo Insurance Company Limited. This led to the formation of APA Insurance in which. Due to this merger, Pan Africa General Insurance Limited was renamed PA Securities Limited and held 39.97% shareholding in APA Insurance Limited. This investment in APA Insurance limited was disposed by the group in 2011.[5]

The group became part of the Sanlam Group in 2005 when African Life Assurance was acquired by Sanlam.[6]

On November 4, 2014, Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited announced plans to acquire a controlling stake in unlisted Gateway Insurance a move that would see the group re-enter the general insurance market since it disposed its 39.97% stake in APA Insurance.[7][8]

In August 2016: Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited rebranded to Sanlam Kenya Plc.[9]

Subsidiaries and investments

The companies that comprise the Sanlam Kenya Plc include:[1]

Ownership

The shares of the Sanlam Kenya Plc are traded on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, under the symbol: PAFR. The shareholding in the group's stock was as depicted in the table below:[1]

Sanlam Kenya Plc Stock Ownership
Rank Name of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 Hubris Holdings Limited 55.82
2 Patel Baloobhai Chhotabhai 20.00
3 Others Local and International Investors 24.18
Total100.00

Governance

Sanlam Kenya Plc is governed by John P N Simba as the Chairman of the group and Mugo Kibati as the CEO.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited 2004 Annual Report" (PDF). Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited. December 31, 2004. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  2. "Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited. December 31, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. Sanlam Businesses - Pan Africa Insurance Holdings
  4. PA Insurance Holdings
  5. "Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited 2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited. December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  6. Sanlam acquires African Life
  7. Miriri, Duncan (November 4, 2014). "Kenya's Pan-Africa Insurance says seeking stake in Gateway, shares up". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  8. "Circular to the shareholders of Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited in respect of the acquisition of Gateway Insurance Company Limited by Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited" (PDF). Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  9. "Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd (PAIHL) is now Sanlam Kenya Plc" (PDF). 17 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. About Pan Africa Securities Limited
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