Santam Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, provides various general insurance products for individuals and businesses in South Africa, rest of Africa, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and internationally. The company offers personal insurance products, such as car, building, home contents, watercraft, travel, and drone insurance; and all risk insurance for jewelry, mobile communication devices, eyewear, laptops, computer equipment, musical instruments, medical equipment, bank vault contents, collections and personal documents, photographic equipment, sports gear, bicycles, audiovisual equipment, home entertainment devices, camping gear, and vehicle sound equipment, as well as claim, brokerage, and SOS services. It also provides commercial insurance products comprising motor, property, and liability insurance; and guesthouses, tourism, real estate, educational institutions, religious institutions, and cybers security insurance products. In addition, the company offers specialist risks insurance products consisting of aviation, cell captive, corporate property, engineering and construction, heavy haulage, marine, minibus taxis, private client, structured, specialist liability, and VUM business lite insurance; and agriculture insurance products, such as asset, crop, and fire insurance protection. Further, it engages in investment and reinsurance activities. The company was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Bellville, South Africa. Santam Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Sanlam Life Insurance Limited.
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