South Africa's largest short-term insurer‚ Santam‚ said last week it was looking to unwind its Europe-focused international division.
By Phakamisa Ndzamela 23 Apr 2014 10:07
Transnet pensioners are to receive a combined R178m bonus payment by the end of April as the company moves to ensure income levels track the rising cost of living.
By Evan Pickworth 23 Apr 2014 08:23
Short-term insurance newcomer King Price has continued on its path of toppling industry incumbents by claiming top spot in two categories in the 2013 South African Service Awards.
Issued by King Price 17 Apr 2014 09:51
The Government Employees Pension Fund - shaken in recent months by internal feuding‚ a succession of disciplinary procedures and the suspension of its principal executive officer - is finally getting a new board six months after the term of the last board ended.
By Carol Paton 17 Apr 2014 08:15
The long-term insurance ombudsman office has put R103m back into the hands of consumers who received poor service from their insurance companies last year.
10 Apr 2014 05:14
When King Price first declared an insurance war by promising cheap car insurance premiums that decrease monthly, there were countless prophets of doom that predicted its downfall. Yet, it's now almost two years down the line and they've already had over 60,000 policyholders join the royal family.
Issued by King Price 1 Apr 2014 13:14
We are challenged as a country with life-threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS and obesity. Our roads are dangerous and younger generations are confronted with cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes. Surely it makes sense to have proper life insurance if you have significant debt, or dependants totally reliant on you?
Issued by Meredith Harington 1 Apr 2014 10:12
Liberty Holdings paid R2.7bn in claims last year compared with about R2.3bn in 2012‚ with cancer contributing the largest sums in the natural causes segment‚ it said last week.
By Phakamisa Ndzamela 24 Mar 2014 12:23
Various factors indicate that short-term premiums will increase this year, but the good news is that there are things that consumers can do to offset premium increases.
21 Mar 2014 11:13
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
20 Mar 2014 14:30
Insurer MMI Holdings (MMI) grew diluted core headline earnings per share (HEPS) 13% to 105.4c for the six months to December‚ up from 93.6c in the previous period.
By Gillian Jones 6 Mar 2014 10:22
South Africa's labour force can expect an improvement in the payment of benefits when the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill is signed into law.
6 Mar 2014 06:48
London- and JSE-listed insurer Old Mutual grew the number of customers in its operations in the rest of Africa by 590,000 in 2013 as it continues to focus on emerging markets to achieve growth.
By Gillian Jones 3 Mar 2014 07:10
Financial services group Discovery Holdings' strong growth in earnings is a result of its Vitality model‚ says chief executive Adrian Gore.
By Gillian Jones 24 Feb 2014 10:29
