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UJ students benefit from INSETA bursaries

14 October 2014 | General

In South Africa, the majority of black students come from low-income families who do not have the necessary finances to provide for and maintain students through higher education studies. Thus, many students either do not enrol in higher education, or drop out without completing their studies. This leads to a high proportion of those students affected by a lack of finance, also being disadvantaged academically. These conclusions are contained in a report released in August 2013, by the Council of Higher Education (CHE) called, “A proposal for undergraduate curriculum reform in South Africa: The case for a flexible curriculum structure.”

More South African women qualify as actuaries

08 October 2014 | General

At the annual Ladies High Tea hosted by the South African Actuaries Development Programme (SAADP), the Executive Director, Nokwanda Mkhize announced significant progress with increasing the number of women actuaries.

The Insurance Apprentice rounds up over a hundred applicants

06 October 2014 | General

As applications drew to a close on the 30th of September, The Insurance Apprentice made its mark as it reached a milestone of attracting 116 applicants from various parts of the short-term insurance industry.

Attracting and retaining talent – The insurance industry’s biggest challenge?

20 August 2014 | General

A lack of sufficient skills and retaining skilful talent is not a new challenge and it is certainly not limited to the insurance industry. However, in many other sectors, such as medicine or education, it remains a priority agenda item to attract and retain sufficient talent and skills and receives attention at both a policy and institutional level. The insurance industry faces ongoing recruitment struggles, as it continues to battle a decidedly unglamorous image and an aging workforce.

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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

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Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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