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Liberty Group South Africa (Liberty)

Financial services company offering insurance and investments

liberty.co.za

Headquarters: Braamfontein, South Africa
Founded year: 1956
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 8,000–10,000

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Latest news about Liberty Group South Africa (Liberty)

In short: Liberty paid R12.63bn in claims and faced a significant data breach while expanding its health business and considering operational restructuring.

Company announcements

May 28 Liberty

Liberty paid R12.63 billion in claims in 2025

This includes R7.79 billion for retail clients, equivalent to R31 million per working day.

May 27 Liberty

Liberty launched its Winter School Shoe Drive campaign

The campaign will provide new shoes, socks, and beanies to 12,544 learners across 25 schools nationwide.

May 27 Liberty

Liberty calculates survival time without income

It highlights that most households spend 60% of income on necessities and recommends income protection.

April 21 Liberty

Liberty reported unauthorized third-party access to personal data

The incident occurred on 23 March 2026, affecting client data like names and ID numbers, but services remain operational.

Media coverage

June 2 MSN

Liberty's 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

Liberty paid out R12.63bn in claims during the year, delivering critical financial support to tens of thousands of clients and their families when it mattered...

March 24 TimesLIVE

Liberty hack attack: 'South Africans should be terrified'

The theft of thousands of Liberty investors' financial details, and warnings posted by hackers behind last week's Liberty Holdings hack, point to the dire situation...

4 June 2024 Moneyweb

Liberty may close its health business

South African insurer Liberty Holdings, wholly owned by the Standard Bank Group, is considering restructuring parts of its operations, including its health business, which might...

3 June 2018 The Citizen

'I am very worried,' says cybersecurity expert on Liberty hack

The financial services firm has tried to reassure the market, but an IT expert predicts the company will be 'raked over the coals'. A cybersecurity...

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