Since 2006, 1Life Insurance has been on a mission to change lives by making financial solutions simpler, more accessible, and more meaningful for South Africans. From the beginning, we challenged traditional insurance models by offering affordable, easy-to-understand products directly to our customers.
Today, we continue to evolve using innovation, technology, and human insight to help people protect what matters most and to build generational wealth.
1Life Insurance is a licensed life insurer and Financial Services Provider (FSP No. 24769), focused on delivering simple, customer-centric financial solutions.
In 2024, 1Life, previously part of the Telesure Investment Holdings Group, became part of the Clientèle Group, a leading South African insurance business. This partnership strengthens our ability to deliver more value, innovate faster, and reach more customers across new markets and channels.
By combining our expertise with Clientèle’s trusted capabilities, we now offer an even broader range of life-enhancing insurance and investment solutions.
While 1Life and Clientèle operate as distinct brands, together we form a stronger, more resilient group — better equipped to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
We remain committed to our purpose: Changing lives — 1 policy at a time.
Over the years, 1Life has grown from a direct life insurer into a multi-distribution business, ensuring we can meet customers wherever they are:
Launched as one of South Africa’s first direct life insurers, as part of the Telesure Investment Holdings Group.
Introduced non-invasive HIV saliva testing for life insurance cover.
Expanded into broker and intermediary distribution
Launched our financial literacy CSI initiative, Truth About Money, which is available to all South Africans, free of charge.
1Life launched a digital solution for life and investment financial advisers, enabling them to provide optimised financial planning, investment and risk product advice; and ongoing service to clients.
Became part of the Clientèle Group
This journey reflects our commitment to remaining agile in addressing changing customer needs in a dynamic market environment.
Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud of our industry-leading milestones, including:
We continue to invest in technology to make insurance faster, simpler, and more accessible
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