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Insurance in Botswana: the blog

19 guides for Botswana, from what the law requires to which insurer pays fastest — every fact linked to the regulator or the Act.

19 guides

Health & life · BotswanaBOMAID (Botswana Medical Aid Society): health plans, joining, contactsAccess, Comprehensive, Executive, Prestige and a student plan; individual or corporate membership; offices in Gaborone, Francistown and Maun.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Health & life · BotswanaPula Medical Aid Fund (Pulamed): benefit options and contactsExecutive, Deluxe, Galaxy, Standard and Flexi; call centre 365 0555; offices in Gaborone and Francistown.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Health & life · BotswanaBPOMAS: medical aid for Botswana Government employeesFor all Government employees and pensioners: Premium, High and Standard options; form countersigned by your ministry.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Insurers & your rights · BotswanaNBFIRA: Botswana's insurance and medical aid regulatorRegulates insurers, agents, brokers, medical aid funds, retirement funds, capital markets and lenders; 823 licensed entities in 2023.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Insurers & your rights · BotswanaLicensed insurance companies in Botswana (2026 list)NBFIRA's list: 9 life insurers, 11 general insurers, 6 reinsurers, 5 medical aid funds.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Health & life · BotswanaMedical aid in Botswana: BOMAID, Pula, BPOMAS and Botsogo comparedFive funds registered with NBFIRA: who can join, the options each one lists, waiting periods and contacts.3 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Motor & vehicles · BotswanaMVA Fund Botswana: who is covered and how to claim after a road crashUp to P1,000,000 per injured person, P300,000 for a negligent party, funeral expenses up to P7,500 — claim within five years.6 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Health & life · BotswanaBotsogo Health Plan: options and contactsDiamond, Platinum, Ruby, Bronze and Health4Me; head office at Zambezi Towers, CBD, Gaborone.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026
Health & life · BotswanaFuneral cover in Botswana: who may sell it and what to checkIssued by a licensed life insurer, often sold by a licensed agent; the MVA Fund adds up to P7,500 after a road death.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Home, business & travel · BotswanaWorkers' compensation in Botswana: deadlines, forms and the employer's insuranceWorker reports within 10 days, employer within 17 days (form 43/10), claim within 12 months; employers must insure.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Motor & vehicles · BotswanaCar insurance in Botswana: the MVA Fund and voluntary motor coverInjuries are covered by the MVA Fund through the fuel levy; your car and other people's property need a policy from a licensed general insurer.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Motor & vehicles · BotswanaThird-party vs comprehensive car insurance in BotswanaThe MVA Fund handles injuries; your policy decides who pays for your car and theirs.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Health & life · BotswanaLife insurance in Botswana: the 9 licensed life insurers and your rights9 life insurers, P4,507 million of premium in 2022; policies lapse when premiums stop.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Home, business & travel · BotswanaHome and property insurance in BotswanaSold by NBFIRA-licensed general insurers; read the policy summary, the exclusions and the grace period.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Home, business & travel · BotswanaBusiness insurance in Botswana: licensed insurers and workers' compensation11 general insurers and 6 reinsurers; employers must insure their workers' compensation liability (Cap. 47:03, s.31).2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Home, business & travel · BotswanaTravel insurance for Botswana: visitors, foreign vehicles and the MVA FundThe MVA Fund covers a visitor's road injuries only while in Botswana; foreign cars pay P150 at the border.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Insurers & your rights · BotswanaHow to complain about an insurer or medical aid in Botswana (NBFIRA)Insurer in writing, then its Principal Officer, then NBFIRA (after 10 working days without acknowledgement), then the Tribunal.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Insurers & your rights · BotswanaHow to check an insurer, agent or broker in BotswanaFind the insurer and the agent or broker on NBFIRA's lists; never deal with an unlicensed seller.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026Motor & vehicles · BotswanaMVA Fund claim deadline calculator (Botswana)Five years from the crash since 1 December 2022; no prescription for minors and persons with mental disorders.2 min read · Updated 31 October 2026
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