Exista operates one of the largest non-life insurance companies in Iceland, VÍS, with a market share of about one-third of the Icelandic market. Exista also operates the life insurance company Lífís. Lýsing, another Exista subsidiary, is the largest specialised asset financing company in Iceland.

Exista is the largest shareholder in Iceland Telecom, and has other short-term and long-term investments in a diversified portfolio.

Exista’s headquarters are in Ármúli 3 in Reykjavík, Iceland.