Hollard Insurance Group in South Africa was targeted by the ransomware threat actor thegentlemen, with the incident affecting the organization described as a 4,000+ employee insurer serving 6M+ policyholders across its operations. The impact of the ransomware claim is in #SouthAfrica.
Incident Details
- Victim: Hollard Insurance Group
- Sector: Financial Services
- Country: ZA
- Actor: thegentlemen
- Source:
- Discovered: 2026-09-07T21:56:38.361994+00:00
- Published: 2026-09-07T14:06:46+00:00
Information
- South Africa’s largest independent, privately owned insurance group, founded in 1980 by the Enthoven family and headquartered in Johannesburg.
- Employs 4,000+ people and serves 6 million+ policyholders.
- Ownership includes the Enthoven family, Bushwillow, and Tokio Marine.
- Rated GCR AA(za).
- Operates in 18 countries across 4 continents through 100+ partnership ventures.
- Business divisions include Hollard Insure, Hollard Life Solutions, and Hollard International.
- Hollard Life Solutions targets the mass market with prepaid starter packs sold like airtime.
- Hollard International has operations in 8 African countries plus the Philippines.
- Major deals include the CommInsure Australia acquisition, making it a top-5 insurer there, along with a 15-year exclusive bancassurance partnership with Commonwealth Bank.
- Expanded further in 2025 through Global Alliance Seguros in Mozambique and Absa Life Botswana.
- Known for innovation, including HUGinsure, the world’s first social-impact insurer.
- Has also backed insurtech ventures such as Naked and dotsure.
Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "thegentlemen". I cannot confirm the accuracy of the information. However, I would be happy to share any official statement from the affected organization to provide clarification.