These transactions support Sanlam’s strategy to strengthen our position in South Africa, and will build on the acquisition of Alexander Forbes’ Group Risk business announced earlier this year, says Sanlam Group CEO, Mr Paul Hanratty.
For intermediaries, soft skills are the bed rock of their profession and how they adapt those skills to the world as it is now will determine their success in acquiring new clients and retaining existing ones, says Thuthuka Gumede, Regional…
Below, Jacques Coetzer, General Manager: Strategy and Transformation at SanlamConnect discusses the importance of client segmentation.
Life insurer FMI, a division of Bidvest Life Ltd, saw the highest number of claims in its 26-year history in 2020, with claim volumes increasing by 17% compared to the previous year due to a sharp increase in temporary income protection claims…
Income protection should be the priority when it comes to life insurance for every income-earning South African
Life insurer FMI, a division of Bidvest Life, has appointed financial services industry leader Lulu Rasebotsa as its new chief executive, effective 6 October 2021.
It is only when someone passes that many people find how unprepared they are for the event. Where is the will, what are the bank account numbers, where are the insurance policies, car registration documents? The list goes on and on,
Across the globe, digitally transformed insurers are weathering the pandemic more successfully than those relying more on in-person intermediation. Robin Wagner, Senior Vice President International Insurance at TransUnion, explains why — and…
Despite the unprecedented claims and benefit payments made to policyholders and beneficiaries as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the life industry remains in robust financial health.
Every year, tens of thousands of South Africans die without a valid will. The effects on their families and loved ones can be devastating, as they are often left without access to funds while the estate is being wound up – a process that can…
Estate planning means making a plan for taking care of your nearest and dearest and dealing with everything you own and owe when you pass away.
Africa’s largest insurance company, Sanlam today reported strong interim financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. The Group said its performance reflected the strength of each of its businesses and underlined the Group’s continued…
Let’s face it: many of us don’t understand the details and terms of our life insurance policies. Apart from the fact that you could be insuring the wrong risks, the bigger problem with not understanding your cover is that you could end up being…
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings has reported its financial year-end results today for the year ended 30 June 2021 (F2021), which it says was a year of extremes.
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