by Kathy Gibson | Mar 26, 2019 | Security and Legal
South Africa’s growth forecast for 2019 is set at a deeply concerning 1,3% according to the World Bank projections, putting it among the worst performers in sub-Saharan Africa. At 1.3%, SA’s projected real economic expansion comes in at under a third of the estimated...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 23, 2017 | Security and Legal
Software as a Service (SaaS) and the cloud have become essential components to grow a business in the digital environment. Patrick Ashton, managing executive of Cirrus, a subsidiary of the SilverBridge Group, believes that insurers across Africa will significantly...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2016 | Security and Legal
By Coenraad de Jager, Executive: Commercial, Personal and Distribution at Mutual & Federal Imagine waking up to discover someone you’ve never met has racked up a huge amount of debt, and potentially a criminal record, in your name. Now imagine this person got all...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 4, 2016 | Features
By Kathy Gibson In contrast to most other industries, the insurance industry business model has not changed over the last century or so. Insurance is still product-centric, with a strong agent network and driven by skilled actuaries. In recent years, we have seen the...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 9, 2016 | Innovation, Uncategorized
The South African insurance industry is on the verge of radical – technological – changes in the way it operates. It needs to tackle some of the top issues that include modernising finance, actuarial, and risk management functions; improving the customer...
