Data underwriters trust.

The source of truth for medical, identity, and risk data, serving South African insurers and reinsurers since 2020.

underwriting.life pulls verified records straight from the source and delivers them through a secure website or directly into your PAS. Consent is captured on every request, so your underwriting and claims teams act with confidence.

46,789 applicant searches completed
421,101ICD-10 codes
514,679NAPPI codes
888,991Pathology results
187,156Procedure codes
results received
The data

One trusted source for the data you depend on

Instead of chasing records across providers, you get verified medical, identity, and risk data through a single secure connection. The judgement stays with your underwriters and claims teams.

Medical data

Medical and pathology records retrieved through secure industry integrations, with applicant consent captured per request.

Identity verification

Confirm an applicant or claimant is who they say they are, from the population register, dead or alive status.

Risk data

Additional risk and lifestyle data points that give a fuller, more accurate picture.

Consent at source

Applicant consent is confirmed, captured and held against each request, so the data you receive is properly authorised. POPIA compliance embedded in the process.

Website and API access

Access data through a secure web portal, or pull it straight into your policy administration system (PAS) via API.

Secure, role-based access

Your team accesses data through controlled, role-based permissions, with every request logged.


Preview

Data Examples

Run a search and underwriting.life returns verified, consented data, laid out and ready for your underwriters and claims teams to act on.

  • 1.0Medical history
  • 2.0Identity
  • 3.0Pathology results
  • 4.0Physical activity
Applicant search · Ref AP-4821
Source: MED+LAB · retrieved 17 Jun 2026
Consent verified
Ongoing
Medication for hypertensionAmloc (amlodipine) 5mg, once daily
ICD I10
Ongoing
Medication for anxietyUrbanol (clobazam) 10mg, as needed
ICD F41.1
2022-03-08
Hospital admissionAppendectomy · uncomplicated
ICD K35.8
2021-07-19
Specialist visitCardiology assessment · routine
ICD Z13.6
Full nameMatched to sourceVerified
ID number•••••• •••• 4821Verified
Date of birth1984-06-02Matched
ID photographOn fileDownloaded
Life statusAliveConfirmed
HbA1c5.4%Normal
Total cholesterol5.1 mmol/LBorderline
C-reactive protein (CRP)12 mg/LElevated
CotinineNegativeNon-smoker
HIV (with consent)Non-reactiveClear
Average steps per day5,870Synced
Exercise sessions (last 7 days)4Synced
Training streak43 weeksSynced
DeviceGarmin VenuConnected

Illustrative. underwriting.life returns the data. Your team makes the call.

Verified data at the point of underwriting closes the gaps where non-disclosure hides, so every risk is priced on fact and the health of your book improves over time.

And because much of the evidence arrives up front, fewer applicants need medicals, onboarding is faster, and the cost of acquiring each policy comes down.

Underwriters

Verified medical, identity, and risk data to support new business and claims.

Reinsurers

A consistent data source across the books you support, with consent captured at source. Options for bulk group health scans.

Claims Assessors

The same trusted data serving both sides of the policy lifecycle.


How it works

Request, consent, retrieve

We sit between you and the data sources, handling consent and secure retrieval so verified information reaches your team quickly.

1

Request

Your team submits a data request for an applicant or claimant.

2

Consent

Applicant consent is captured and held against the request. POPIA compliance.

3

Retrieve

We pull the medical, identity, and risk data from the source through secure integrations.

4

Deliver

Verified data is returned through a secure website or via API into your PAS, ready for your underwriting or claims decision.


Security & compliance

Built for the data we handle

We move sensitive health and personal information on behalf of insurers and reinsurers. The platform is designed around that responsibility, not bolted on afterwards.

  • POPIA-aligned by designApplicant consent captured per request, with a registered Information Officer.
  • Encrypted in transitStrict TLS on all connections, including third-party medical data integrations.
  • Access control & loggingRole-based permissions and a complete record of every data request.
  • Data residencyHosted in South Africa, keeping client and applicant data in-region.

Standards we hold ourselves to

We treat regulatory and security alignment as a baseline requirement for working with insurers and reinsurers, not a feature.

POPIA Information Officer TLS encryption Encryption at rest Two-factor authentication Role-based access Full audit trail SA data residency Consent at source

See the data in action

A short walkthrough of how requests, consent, and retrieval work for your team.

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Get in touch

Talk to us

Tell us a little about your data needs and what you would want to see. We will come back to arrange a walkthrough.

Email hello@underwriting.life