Insuring Food Sustainability
Agri Insurance, locally and globally, has become a challenging sector for the industry, mainly due to the increase in frequency and severity of weather related losses.
Although we have seen some amazing innovations in this sector, especially when it comes to parametric insurance, the few
local insurers that still operate in this sector, have mainly focused on insuring the assets of farmers, even though social unrest has raised serious threats here as well.
However, it does seem like innovative product development and new approaches to agri insurance are starting to change the accessibility to appropriate solutions for both brokers and their clients. Maybe in 2023 this feature will see several new players sharing comments on their innovative approaches.
Happy Reading, Tony.
Offshore – Investments
- Switching on the “globe”
Eugene Botha, Deputy CIO at Momentum Investments - Finding a silver lining in offshore investments during unprecedented times
Mart-Marie De Jongh, Certified Financial Planner Professional at Gray Swan - The balancing act of offshore investing
Adam Bulkin, Head of manager research at Sanlam Multi-Manager International - Think twice before increasing your offshore asset allocations
Urvesh Desai, Portfolio Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group - Should I invest 45% of my portfolio offshore?
Earl van Zyl, head of product development at Allan Gray - Foreign assets role in South African investors’ portfolios Pieter Hugo, Chief Client and Distribution Officer, M&G Investments
- Taking the long-term view
Investment Strategist, Director, RisCura: Glenn Silverman
Financial Planning
- Unique challenges faced by the professional market
Deon Theunis, head of Intermediary Support at Sanlam Individual Life - The economic cost of South Africa’s mental health crisis Dr Frank Magwegwe, Corporate Wellness Executive at Sanlam Health Solutions
- Umbrella funds: Technology, market forces & innovation will improve outcomes
Comments at the recent Batseta webinar - Investor behaviour highlights a need for financial advisers Paul Nixon, Head of Behavioural Finances Momentum Investments
- SA’s life insurance sector: where do the opportunities lie for 2022 and beyond?
Schalk Malan, CEO at BrightRock
Agri Insurance
- Risks for small and medium farmers
Iain Massey Head: Inland Broking Operations. Indwe Risk Services - Cover mechanisation in agriculture and during planting season
Andries Wiese, Business Development Manager: Hollard. - Adding precision for effective cover
Hennie Van Staden, CEO of iMPAC - The future of insurance in South Africa’s agriculture industry
Hanlie Kroese, Manager Segment Solutions at Santam - Insurer reaps the rewards of innovation in agri insurance Kobus Stapelberg, King Price agri partner
Short term
- More work to be done before Vehicle Salvage Database is made public
South Africa Insurance Association - Insurance Can Lead Us to a More Resilient Future Lizé Lambrechts, Group CEO of Santam
- Marine insurers still facing stormy seas Dominique Potgieter, Executive: Marine at Guardrisk
- Key challenges facing the financial services industry
Paul Schiavone, Global Industry Solutions Director for Financial Services at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) - It might be good business for insurers to go green Thokozile Mahlangu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA)
- Women mean business
Carli Jacobs, Head Life & Health Southern Africa, Swiss Re - Constantia Insurance’s remarkable turnaround Peter Todd, Chief Executive Officer at Constantia Insurance Group
Technology
- Digital banking is key to reaching previously unbanked markets
Sumit Kumar Sharma, Enterprise Architect and Head of Advisory Services at In2IT Technologies - The Most foolish technology predictions and can we avoid them?
Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager - Marrying technology with youth empowerment to bring about inclusive risk cover
Marcel Wood, Head of Risk Management at Hollard Insure - Face value: the ethics of facial recognition biometrics Gur Geva, Co-Founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii
- The friction in adopting new technology
Tavio Roxo, CEO and Co-founder of OWLS Software. - Embracing automation in marketing and sales in insurance
Nelson Camara, Go-to-market Executive at SilverBridge Holdings - Focus on adding value Graham Bingham, Director, JumpCO
Schalk Malan
Our contributors for this edition of COVER.
Hanlie Kroese
Kobus Stapelberg
Paul Schiavone
Lizé Lambrechts
Kim Furman
Tavio Roxo