Welcome to the August edition of COVER
Women’s Month is more than a symbolic moment on the calendar, it’s a reminder of both the progress made and the distance still to travel in building inclusive industries and societies. Within financial services and insurance, we continue to see women pushing through barriers, redefining leadership, and reshaping the conversation around trust, care, and resilience.
This edition’s feature on Women’s month celebrates those voices and stories, women who own their paths, mentor others, and lead with authenticity. Their journeys show us that empowerment is not a destination, but a process of persistence, collaboration, and courage.
As the articles in this issue highlight, women are not only transforming boardrooms and businesses but also bringing unique perspectives that strengthen the very foundations of our industries. Leadership with empathy, innovation through inclusion, and resilience born from lived experience, these are not “soft skills,” they are the superpowers that are building stronger, more sustainable futures.
Ultimately, Women’s Month is not only about honouring women’s achievements but about recognising that lasting progress depends on all of us. It’s also about acknowledging the silent women, those who work tirelessly behind the scenes, not always front and centre as CEOs, but whose contributions sustain businesses, families, and communities alike. By valuing every role and embracing diverse perspectives, we can build workplaces of true inclusion and shape a future where opportunity is shared, and success is collective.
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Income Protection
- It’s time for new conversations on disability and income protection – Nic Smit, Product and Pricing Executive at Bidvest Life
- Income Protection cover is essential, yet remains underrepresented in SA’s insurance market – Steve Piper, Hollard Life and Elmarie Samuel, Hollard
- Addressing South Africa’s growing need for disability cover – Thato Mahapa, Provincial General Manager: Old Mutual Personal Finance
- Rugby, concussion and insurance – Tony van Niekerk in conversation with Elna van Wyk, COO, Hollard Group Risk
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Financial Planning
- Signal & Strategy column: The True Value of an Active Fund Manager – James Steere, Head of Operations, Perspective Investment Management
- Capital Protector: A practical approach to retirement certainty – Fareeya Adam, CEO of Structured Products and annuities at Momentum Wealth
- Tariffs and Tweets: Trading in the Trump Era – Sihle Ngalo, Investment Analyst and Dealer at 360NE Asset Management, for the PPS Managed Fund
- The Cost of Goodbye – Advocate Sankie Morata CFP, Chief Executive of Sanlam Trust
- ‘Special situations’ could support equity returns in uncertain times – Justin Floor, Head of Equities at PSG Asset Management
- Beyond ideology: Profmed brings business realism to NHI debate – Profmed
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Women’s month
- Owning my voice, Shaping my path – Amina Ackerman, Head of Controls, Governance, Monitoring & Audit at Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation
- Building trust and breaking barriers – A conversation with Elke Brink, Financial Advisor at PSG Wealth
- 95 years to gender parity but insurance could be a game-changer for African women – Molebatsi Langa, Head Retail Strategic Accounts at Old Mutual Insure
- The leadership revolution you might not be watching redefining power through care – Karen Howard, Director at ASI Financial Services KwaZulu-Natal
- Leading with authenticity and heart – Michele Jennings, Chief Executive at glu
- Women’s Empowerment: The Key to Resilient Growth – Reabetswe Mosala, General Manager, Old Mutual Retail Mass Market Alternative Distribution
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Short Term
- Reinventing the broker’s role in a digitally entangled world – Fanus Coetzee, CEO: Santam Broker Solutions
- Infiniti Insurance at 20: a story of growth, integrity, and lasting partnerships – Infiniti Insurance Limited
- The evolving role of insurance brokers in a digital, risk-conscious era – Tony van Niekerk in coversation with Darryl Grater, Chief Growth Officer at Discovery Insure and Vitality Drive International
- Cover reimagined: Where self-insurance meets traditional protection – Richard Hood, CEO of OLEA South Africa
- Responding to Cyber Attacks – Kamohelo Mokoena at Aon South Africa’s cyber solutions and professional indemnity division
- Mobi-Chip: The Windscreen Revolution, Delivered to Your Door – My Glass
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Technology
- Ensuring Integrity and Trust: A Look into QSURE’s Compliance Approach – Sandra da Cruz, QSURE’s Head of Compliance
- Why legacy systems are undermining insurance innovation – Angus Black, Director at BarnOwl Data Solutions
- How to protect yourself in an AI-driven fraud economy – A conversation with Ravi Govender, Group Digital and Technology Officer at Momentum
- AI meets insurance, transforming the industry with intelligent technology – Gary Tessendorf, regional director: Sub-Saharan Africa, Sapiens
- The Productivity Playbook for Intermediaries (Part 1) – Sean Barrett & Craig Grasko, FSPHub
- Embracing opportunities and staying authentic – Ronit Maor, Chief Financial Officer, Earnix
