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Unprecedented 300% growth in paperless intermediary sales

Unprecedented 300% growth in paperless intermediary sales

23 September 2022

Disruptive digital life company, Simply Financial Services has experienced sales growth of >300% p.a. in their intermediated sales channel since the beginning of Covid in 2020.

The financing ‘glass ceiling’ that is holding back women entrepreneurs

The financing ‘glass ceiling’ that is holding back women entrepreneurs

23 September 2022

Women entrepreneurs are on the rise globally, with this wave sweeping over the African and Middle Eastern region.

We put it to you, Mr Regulator

We put it to you, Mr Regulator

21 September 2022

The High Court order granting the final winding up of Constantia Insurance Company Limited (CICL) was issued on 14 September 2022, marking the demise of a business that opened its doors some 70 years ago. All told, CICL survived for just over six weeks after being placed under provisional curatorship on 26 July 2022. In a media release confirming the liquidation, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) noted that the provisional curator had been directed to consider “the best interest of the policyholders whose insurance policies were held and / or administered by and through CICL”.

Return to coal won’t last, but several industries unlikely to achieve net zero by 2050

Return to coal won’t last, but several industries unlikely to achieve net zero by 2050

20 September 2022

Reports abound regarding the increasing consumption of coal expected to hit 2013 record levels as the global energy supply crunch continues. This has fuelled fears that the use of coal is “returning”.

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Helping clients understand risk – the personal shopper way

Helping clients understand risk – the personal shopper way

20 September 2022
Equal pay for equal work – the law is not enough

Equal pay for equal work – the law is not enough

19 September 2022
If you don’t speak, you won’t be heard

If you don’t speak, you won’t be heard

16 September 2022
All the buzz in insurance markets

All the buzz in insurance markets

14 September 2022
Why financial optimism matters and how to find it when the world is a mess

Why financial optimism matters and how to find it when the world is a mess

13 September 2022
Greylisting may cost SA the opportunity to create outsourcing jobs

Greylisting may cost SA the opportunity to create outsourcing jobs

13 September 2022
Key challenges facing the UK’s new prime minister

Key challenges facing the UK’s new prime minister

06 September 2022
Gender diversity and transformation in the financial sector an imperative to future success

Gender diversity and transformation in the financial sector an imperative to future success

02 September 2022