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Hollard Life and Botswanapost innovatively reaching the market

Hollard Life and Botswanapost innovatively reaching the market

02 April 2014 | Hollard

An innovative joint venture between Hollard Life Botswana and BotswanaPost will bring funeral and parcel insurance products within reach of non-traditional markets and potentially pitch the rapidly-growing insurance group towards securing significant market share within the next year.

Sanlam’s Africa Property Fund announces strong results for 2013 and a further acquisition

Sanlam’s Africa Property Fund announces strong results for 2013 and a further acquisition

01 April 2014 | Sanlam

Sanlam’s sub-Saharan Africa Real Estate Fund, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, has announced a strong set of financial results for 2013, outperforming the fund’s long-term total return targets. The fund, which is structured as a listed property company, also announced the acquisition of another prime real estate asset in Lagos, Nigeria.

PPS allocates over R4 billion in profits to members

PPS allocates over R4 billion in profits to members

28 March 2014 | PPS

Profits returned to members* increased by 42% year on year.

CIB stands tall as short term insurance profits slump

CIB stands tall as short term insurance profits slump

26 March 2014 | CIB Insurance

Short-term insurance underwriting manager CIB took the market by surprise with a stunning set of results for the year ending December 2013. The group posted a 30% growth in gross written premium for the period and outperformed most of its insurance sector peers with its loss ratio finishing at 58%.

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Global insured losses from catastrophes were USD 45 billion in 2013, Swiss Re sigma says

Global insured losses from catastrophes were USD 45 billion in 2013, Swiss Re sigma says

26 March 2014 | Swiss Re
Qdos and competitor Tax Radar have made an in-principle decision to merge

Qdos and competitor Tax Radar have made an in-principle decision to merge

26 March 2014 | General
Sanlam and Ubuntu-Botho BEE partnership delivers R15-billion in value

Sanlam and Ubuntu-Botho BEE partnership delivers R15-billion in value

24 March 2014 | Sanlam
Altrisk and the FIA launch forum for IFAs to engage leaders and academics on burning industry issues

Altrisk and the FIA launch forum for IFAs to engage leaders and academics on burning industry issues

17 March 2014 | Hollard Life
MMI Group Limited raises R1.5 billion from the South African debt capital markets

MMI Group Limited raises R1.5 billion from the South African debt capital markets

Financial Wellness – more about the mindset and less about the money

Financial Wellness – more about the mindset and less about the money

12 March 2014 | Momentum
Zurich to streamline organization in line with strategic priorities

Zurich to streamline organization in line with strategic priorities

11 March 2014 | Bryte Insurance
Hannover Re achieves new record result

Hannover Re achieves new record result

11 March 2014 | Hannover Re