| Life premium volume (USD) | 65 mn |
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| Non-life premium volume (USD) | 30 mn |
| Total premium volume | 95 mn |
| Total premium volume (LSL,ZAR) | 697 mn |
| Insurance penetration: Premiums in % of GDP | 4.03% |
| Insurance density: Premium / capita USD | 49.3 |
| Local currency | LSL,ZAR |
| Domestic life insurers | 6 |
|---|---|
| Domestic non-life insurers | 4 |
| Domestic composite insurers | 1 |
| Foreign life insurers | 3 |
| Foreign non-life insurers | 3 |
| Foreign composite insurers | 0 |
| Domestic reinsurers | 0 |
| Foreign reinsurers | 9 |
| State-owned insurers | 1 |
| State-owned reinsurers | 0 |
| Insurance intermediaries | 46 |
| Reinsurance intermediaries | 0 |
| Overarching principle in insurance supervision | Material supervision |
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| Requirement for minimum insurance rates | No |
| Cross-border insurance allowed | No |
| Bancassurance is allowed | Yes |
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| Allowed ownership structures | Stock Companies |
| Foreign ownership restrictions | No |
| Minimum capital requirement | Insurers- M4 000 000 , Reinsurers-M45 000 000 |
| Minimum paid-up share capital | Insurers- M4 000 000 , Reinsurers-M45 000 001 |
| Requirement for independent audits | Yes |
| Requirement to appoint actuaries | Yes |
| Premium rate approval needed | Yes |
| Solvency referred to as the difference between assets and liabilities | Yes |
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| RBC (Risk-based capital) principles applied | No |
| Ceded reinsurance is regarded as a permissible asset | No |
| Compulsory insurance lines | 0 |
| Compulsory reinsurance cessions | No |
| Established guarantee or policyholder protection fund | No |
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