SUSTAINABILITY IN UNCERTAINTY
Doing business in South Africa is not for the faint hearted. High crime, lack of basic services such as electricity and water, coupled with very low economic growth really puts pressure on entrepreneurs and adds fuel to the unemployment flames.
The insurance industry is well placed to protect businesses against at least unforeseen criminal and weather related activity, as well as business interruption that could be caused by a variety of factors such as shipping delays, geopolitical issues etc. Ensuring small business sustainability also provides employees with financial security, enhancing the cycle of prosperity.
The insurance industry not only has a business opportunity due to the above, but we have a social responsibility to grow the number of businesses with comprehensive cover. Our SMME feature expands on how many insurers are taking up the cause.
Tony van Niekerk, Editor-in-chief, COVER
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Financial Planning
- Gruelling Greylisting
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- Six ways intermediaries can thrive in 2024’s financial landscape
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Wendy Myers – Head of Securities at PSG Wealth - The two-pot retirement system: what’s really cooking? Sheldon Friedericksen, GM of Group Benefits at Fedgroup
- Client retention 101: How to build lasting customer relationships
Danielle Wasserman, Masthead Compliance Officer and Practice Management Consultant
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Risk Management
- Better Risk Management Profiling Through Storytelling Craig Kent, head of risk consulting at Aon South Africa.
- Business interruption and Cyber concerns top risks for automotive manufacturing sector in 2024 Allianz Risk Barometer
- New record of 142 natural catastrophes accumulates to USD 108 billion insured losses in 2023 Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Swiss Re’s Group Chief Economist
- Innovating Out of Johannesburg’s Water Crisis
Riskonet Africa’s Risk Principal, Volker Von Widdern
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SMME
- Empowering Entrepreneurs the My Glass Way 3 My Glass Licensees with Muhammed Moosa, Raulisa Kutuma, and Pieter Lindeque
- How the Right ERP Solution Empowers Small Businesses to Scale
Lihle Bikitsha, Senior Sales Executive, Enterprise Applications at iOCO - Protecting SMEs for success and growth in 2024 and beyond Sharon Paterson, CEO of Infiniti Insurance Limited
- Small business owners face numerous challenges Jacques Pienaar, head of commercial underwriting at King Price Insurance
- SMEs need to master science and art of strategic pricing Palesa Mabasa, Business Development Head: SME Funding at FNB
- Unlocking Economic Potential: Digital Insurance Innovation for Township Enterprises
David Gould – CEO: VUM
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Short Term
- A New Era for Insurance Brokers – Outlook 2024 Herman Scheepers, CEO of Renasa
- An In-Depth Look at the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Allianz Commercial Global Head of Marine Risk Consulting, Captain Rahul Khanna
- New initiative to overlay climate-data with claims-data Ronald Richman, Chief Actuary at Old Mutual Insure
- Pioneering Fleet Insurance Through Collaboration and Innovation
Grant Cross, Director at Motor Acceptances - Top trends shaping the niche insurance sector in 2024 Cornel Schoeman, Chief Operating Officer of GENRIC Insurance Company Limited (GENRIC)
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Technology
- Data Insights Help to Ensure Growth for Insurers as Consumers Cut Spending
Schalk Fischer, Insurance Vertical Sales Leader at TransUnion South Africa - Navigating the Complex Terrain of Financial Crime Compliance Jonny Bell, the Director of Financial Crime Compliance and Payments at LexisNexis Risk Solutions
- New IT Risk regulations for SA Financial Sector in 2024 Guy Krige, Executive Risk Consultant at ESCROWSURE
- Revolutionising Insurance Documentation Christelle Colman, CEO and founder of Ami Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd (Ami), and Nic Esterhuysen, co-founder of insdi
- South Africa leads the Fintech sector in the region Digital Platform Quotes Advisor
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Events
- The Inaugural Africa COVERed Adventure COVER, together with the Insurance Institute of the Western Cape
- IIWC Golf Day
- IIWC AGM 2024
Pieter Lindeque
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