The recent mutterings by the department of mineral resources, since seconded by the country’s president, that Eskom 2.0 is a perfect counter to South Africa’s electricity woes should have sent the local citizenry into a Sri Lankan style frenzy. Alas, cowered as we were from week-upon-week of Stage IV and worse loadshedding, we hardly noticed.
Read MoreIntermediaries need to move away from pushing product and begin focussing on selling advice. This was among the key tips emerging during the ‘successful intermediary of tomorrow’ panel discussion, held on the first morning of the 2022 African Insurance Exchange (AIE 2022). The long-awaited return to the ‘real world’ conferencing format saw more than 700 insurance stakeholders descend on the Sun City Hotel and Conference Centre to discuss challenges and opportunities in the industry and network with colleagues and friends.
Read moreFrom 25 to 26 July, insurance professionals gathered for the African Insurance Exchange (AIE) conference to reconnect in person or online. The theme this year was Resurgence. Resilience. Revival - “Which reflects the challenges of the past two and a half years on a local and global scale,” said Thokozile Mahlangu, CEO of the Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA).
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