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Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Kush Padia, Santam Re’s interim chief executive officer.

Finance

Brics milestone: Santam becomes first to open office in India's global financial hub

19 Feb 2026

Tavaziva Madzinga, the Santam Group CEO, says the executive appointments to the Santam Syndicate 1918 are an important step in operationalising the syndicate (Image supplied)

Insurance & Actuarial

Senior leadership appointed to Santam Syndicate 1918

8 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

World Bank Group considers $500m boost for South Africa's transmission expansion

Wendell Roelf 23 Jun 2025

Why the real estate insurance model must evolve

Markets & Investment

Why the real estate insurance model must evolve

JASON GRIESSEL, Issued by Catchwords 5 Jun 2025

Source: Mark Gibson, Senior Investment Director ILS at Schroders.

Finance

Navigating volatility: The strategic advantage of insurance-linked securities

Mark Gibson 25 Apr 2025

Made for you: Tailored solutions driving growth of SA’s long-term insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

Made for you: Tailored solutions driving growth of SA’s long-term insurance industry

Issued by Insight Survey 26 Feb 2025

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Richard Hoal, Rona Evans, Kajal Mulchandani, Issued by Cox Yeats 27 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

Image source: Getty Images

Management & Leadership

Nominations open for boards of PIC, Sasria and Land Bank

1 Oct 2024

Ethics & Medicolegal

iTOO forms strategic partnership with EthiQal

1 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Santam Group chief executive officer, Tavaziva Madzinga.

Financial Services

Santam's 2023 performance highlights: Resilience, growth, and strategic interventions

1 Mar 2024

Standardisation key to insuring SA's growing grain storage industry in changing risk landscape

Agribusiness

Standardisation key to insuring SA's growing grain storage industry in changing risk landscape

Sean Harper 6 Oct 2023

Load and haul operations at Thungela's thermal coal mining operation, Isibonelo Colliery (formerly Anglo American), in Mpumalanga. Source: Philip Mostert/Anglo American/Handout/Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Insurers restrict coal coverage in response to climate concerns

Clara Denina and Sarah McFarlane 1 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Santam's chief executive officer,Tavaziva Madzinga.

Banking

Santam pays out biggest natural-catastrophe claim in its history

3 Mar 2023

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Affordable & Social Housing

Innovative double-storey housing project for Khayelitsha

Marecia Damons 21 Nov 2022

Insurance & Actuarial

Hollard plugs the market's widening gap of under-insurance

5 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Santam pays unprecedented R14.2bn in first half claims

1 Sep 2022

Finance

International debt collection: South Africa ranked 43rd most difficult country for debt collection

1 Jul 2022

Branding

Over 400 companies have withdrawn from Russia - but some remain

23 Mar 2022

2022 Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards opens entries

Media

2022 Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards opens entries

20 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. Vuyo Rankoe, head of Niche, Santam

Insurance & Actuarial

Collaborative risk management central to a new insurance paradigm

3 Jan 2022

Markets & Investment

Sanlam reports strong operational performance

8 Dec 2021

Source: ©supplied. Sello Moloko

Banking

Sello Moloko appointed Absa Group Board chairperson-designate

26 Oct 2021

Insurance & Actuarial

SA insurance industry shows its resilience

14 Oct 2021

Santam loses appeal in coronavirus case with hotel group Ma-Afrika

Hospitality

Santam loses appeal in coronavirus case with hotel group Ma-Afrika

Emma Rumney 7 Oct 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Leza Wells, chief product actuary; acting chief of marketing at FMI

#BehindTheBrandManager

#BehindtheBrandManager: Leza Wells, chief product actuary; acting chief of marketing at FMI

Evan-Lee Courie 4 May 2021

President Joe Biden

Coal, Oil & Gas

Keeping an eye on Biden's plans for Africa

22 Jan 2021

Insurance claims and the pandemic

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurance claims and the pandemic

Maria Philippides & Patrick Holloway 6 Nov 2020

Click2Sure secures investment from US-based SixThirty

Entrepreneurship

Click2Sure secures investment from US-based SixThirty

19 Oct 2020

Challenger Type - The Enlightened Zagger

Advertising

Challenger Type - The Enlightened Zagger

Issued by eatbigfish 7 Oct 2020

Cameron Cupido, CEO, Reinsurance Solutions Intermediary Services

Insurance & Actuarial

The pressing case for political violence and terrorism insurance in Southern Africa

Cameron Cupido 2 Oct 2020

Technology & TCF in uncertain times. Top 5 trends during the Covid-19 pandemic

Financial Services

Technology & TCF in uncertain times. Top 5 trends during the Covid-19 pandemic

Caroline da Silva, Brandon Topham & Lyndwill Clarke 1 Oct 2020

Winners of 2020 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards announced

Media

Winners of 2020 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards announced

28 May 2020

Simply and Payspace achieve another insurtech first

Fintech

Simply and Payspace achieve another insurtech first

Issued by Simply Financial Services 3 Mar 2020

Q&A: Jeremy Leach talks promoting inclusion of the underinsured

Cloud

Q&A: Jeremy Leach talks promoting inclusion of the underinsured

Evan-Lee Courie 4 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Education & Training

SA's first occupational qualification for insurance underwriters

2 Oct 2019

#StartupStory: Virtual Actuary helps to connect actuaries

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Virtual Actuary helps to connect actuaries

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Sep 2019

Insurance pioneers partnership offers best of breed financial wellness for ordinary South Africans

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurance pioneers partnership offers best of breed financial wellness for ordinary South Africans

Issued by Simply Financial Services 16 Jul 2019

Congratulations to the 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards winners! Katya Stead @katyalebeque (South Africa), @TheAlushula (Kenya) @BSarabetty (Morocco).

Media

Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism award winners

2 Apr 2019

#StartupStory: How Pineapple grew in the AWS cloud

Cloud

#StartupStory: How Pineapple grew in the AWS cloud

Evan-Lee Courie 14 Feb 2019

Judges announced for 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

Media

Judges announced for 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

19 Nov 2018

Yellowwoods invests in insurtech player Simply Financial Services

Financial Services

Yellowwoods invests in insurtech player Simply Financial Services

Issued by Simply Financial Services 17 Oct 2018

Financial Services

Fintech disrupter Simply Financial Services innovates in group life insurance, through an all-online signup targeting SA businesses

Issued by Simply Financial Services 9 Oct 2017

Africa's insurance journalism awards open

Media

Africa's insurance journalism awards open

5 Sep 2018

Simply and SweepSouth partner to improve financial security for domestic cleaners

Insurance & Actuarial

Simply and SweepSouth partner to improve financial security for domestic cleaners

Issued by Simply Financial Services 10 Aug 2018

Insurance accounting undergoing a major revamp

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurance accounting undergoing a major revamp

3 Jul 2018

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Mining

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Peter Leon 4 May 2018