The April edition is packed with articles you want to read. Over and above our focus on retirement and employee benefits issues, we’ve touched on many relevant topics, ranging from ransomware, agriculture insurance issues, risk management, the future of the healthcare broker, fiduciary challenges and the importance of relationships in a world where technology rules the roost. Yes, you can do your CPD hours and this time we are even giving you more with an additional supplement focusing specifically on funeral insurance.
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The latest statistics from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) show a clear surge in South Africa’s mortality experience through COVID-19. Analysts are now suggesting that actual deaths due to the disease are some 2.5 to 3 times higher than government’s official numbers. “Our death experience very closely tracked the national statistics and the national pattern reported to date,” says Reinier Van Gijsen, Head of Pricing at Sanlam Corporate. He was presenting on the impact of COVID-19 on group insurance at an In conversation with Sanlam Corporate event.
Read moreWe summed up some case studies from the Ombudsman for Short Term Insurance’s (OSTI) briefcase, which we thought would be interesting for our readers.
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The medical scheme environment is under pressure. Aside from downgrading, customers are complaining about their medical scheme cover, what is covered, what is not, the fees and out of pocket costs.
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