Over the weekend, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa suggested an increase to the minimum wage to R3 500 p/m

I agree with the increase (43.75%)

I don’t agree with the increase (12.5%)

I hope government has considered all the consequences when making this announcement. In a time of economic crisis, some cant afford these increases (43.75%)

Trump vs. Clinton: Did you see this coming?

Yes (62.84%)

No (37.16%)

Do you think Pravin Gordhans mini budget did enough to save South Africa from a ratings downgrade?

Yes definitely (25%)

No there is to much political instability (48.08%)

Undecided, time will tell (26.92%)

Statistics show that by 2030, there will be over 500 billion connected devices in the world. Is the insurance industry ready for this?

Yes (34.04%)

No (65.96%)

South Africa has a lot to offer the rest of the continent in terms of outsourcing services (skills around services such as call centres) into the rest of Africa. Is this a viable avenue to create new business?

Yes (95.89%)

No (4.11%)

The FSB is getting serious about Big Data, but is coming down hard on binder holders. Do you feel this is fair?

Yes (59.18%)

No (40.82%)

Do you subscribe to the belief that South Africa does not have a culture of saving?

Yes, this is undeniably true…look at the facts (65.28%)

No, rampant inflation has created this beast (34.72%)

Job creation among the youth is low, can the insurance industry play a more integral role in cultivating young talent

Yes (90.18%)

No (4.02%)

This is governments problem, leave us out of it (5.8%)

The recent announcement of the delay of the FSR Bill is:

Predictable…no surprise there (35.71%)

Acceptable…the FSB and Treasury need to consider all of the implications before pushing ahead with it (47.62%)

Unacceptible…further delays creases uncertainty in an industry that cannot function without clarity (16.67%)

Having certain binder fees capped at 2% of the net worth of the gross underwriten premium is :

Ridiculous, how are we supposed to make a living (8.4%)

Worrying, how can the FSB expect us to engage with clients more for less money (70.59%)

The right thing to do as it will root out the bad apples in the industry (21.01%)