Douw Gerbrand Steyn (born December 1952), is a South African billionaire businessman, the founder of BGL Group , a UK-based insurance and financial services company, and the parent of comparethemarket.com.

He founded Auto & General Insurance in 1985^[1].

Douw Gerbrand Steyn was born in December 1952.

He went to school in Linden, Johannesburg^[1].

He received a bachelor's degree in 1978 from Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education .

Steyn began his career as a Quantity surveyor at Eskom Mega Watt Park^[0].

Steyn founded BGL Group (which was founded as Budget Insurance Company in 1992), a UK-based insurance and financial services company, and the parent of comparethemarket.com .

In February 2013, he married Carolyn at the Saxon Boutique Hotel, where guests included Graça Machel , Timothy Moloi , and Michael de Pinna.