JSE-listed financial services firm Clientèle and financial services firm 1Life have agreed to merge, with the enlarged entity to hold a combined 1.5-million active policies and an estimated combined embedded value of R7.8-billion. “The integration of 1Life with Clientèle will enhance the operational efficiencies of both entities, improving cost-effectiveness and scaling up our client service capabilities, as well as our respective product offerings,” Clientèle Group MD Basil Reekie said on November 3.