Europ Assistance South Africa
October 14, 2026
Europ Assistance South Africa was listed as a victim on the leak site of the thegentlemen ransomware group; the attack is estimated to have taken place on 2026-10-14. Sector: Financial Services. Country: South Africa. Website: europassistance.co.za. europassistance.co.za Europ Assistance South Africa South African emergency-assistance and insurance-administration company founded 1984 in Roodepoort, Gauteng ~500 staff, FSCA licensed (FSP 5001), Level 1 B-BBEE, handling 1.3M calls/yr through 8,000+ providers. Key structural change: it completed a management buyout from French parent Europ Assistance (Generali Group) in late 2023 and rebranded to AZOZA in Oct 2025 no longer part of the global Europ Assistance network (which itself merged into Generali's Redion platform in 2026). Services: roadside assistance, home emergency callouts, travel/motor claims administration, funeral cover, and white-label BPO for underwriters (Regent, Old Mutual, ABSA, Santam, Profmed, BMW, Eqstra). Led by CEO Lynette Mutsekwa (since 2023), CCO Nelson Soares. Reputation is split: B2B clients and 8,000 supplier-partners rate them well (1220-year relationships)