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

Yes (32.65%)

No (67.35%)

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 (96.27%)

No (3.73%)

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 (91.02%)

No (3.67%)

This is governments problem, leave us out of it (5.31%)

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 (7.52%)

Worrying, how can the FSB expect us to engage with clients more for less money (73.68%)

The right thing to do as it will root out the bad apples in the industry (18.8%)

Do you think its possible to eliminate all conflicts of interest in the financial services industry?

Yes (5.13%)

No (56.41%)

Some conflicts need to be managed (38.46%)

Who would you like to see as the winner of The Insurance Apprentice 2016?

Alicia Narainsamy (80.43%)

Andre Brooks (4.35%)

Celina Bhima (2.17%)

Chris Caalsen (1.45%)

Karabo Kopeka (7.25%)

Unathi Ntengo (4.35%)

How can the industry improve?

Product innovation is the key to success. (27.94%)

Improved policy wording will help clients know exactly where they stand with insurers. (35.29%)

The regulator needs to slow down with regulatory reform. (36.76%)