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PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES Innovating Out of Johannesburg’s Water
Crisis Regarding Johannesburg's escalating water crisis, Riskonet
Africa's Risk Principal, Volker Von Widdern, warns of dire
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New IT Risk regulations for SA Financial Sector in 2024 Guy Krige,
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Navigating the Complex Terrain of Financial Crime Compliance Financial
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Quote of the week We are only a few catastrophic events away from
insurers declaring some areas in South Africa uninsurable. This is why
the need for data projects with innovative solutions is critically
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African equity markets deliver a lost decade Rory Kutisker-Jacobson,
fund manager of the Allan Gray Africa ex-SA Equity Fund, discusses the
"eventful and volatile" first quarter of 2024 in African markets,
highlighting deteriorating current accounts, fiscal deficits, and a
shortage of hard currency that led to market liberalization efforts on
many currencies. - Read Article
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Munich Re starts out strong in 2024; Q1 net result increases to
€2.1bn Munich Re has begun the new financial year in excellent
shape. Thanks to below-average major-loss expenditure, a high return
on investment, and very good operational performance in all business
segments, the Q1 net result increased significantly to €2,140m
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Bonitas excels at the Titanium Awards for the third year running This
year’s Titanium Awards marked a special occasion for Bonitas Medical
Fund when the Scheme was honoured with two distinguished awards by the
Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF). For the third year running Bonitas
was presented with the Titanium Award for Service to Membership:
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Mother’s Day is for thinking about me (and my money) Therèse
Havenga, of Momentum Investo, reflects on the importance of balancing
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Root and TFG win Insurance Implementation Leader award Insurtech Root
platform and its customer TFG (The Foschini Group) have won the
Insurance Implementation Leader category of the Intelligent ICT Awards
Africa 2024.Announcing the joint winners, event host Arthur Goldstuck
said it had taken courage for a large enterprise like TFG to bet on a
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Insurance in numbers The Insurances market in South Africa is
projected to reach a gross written premium of US$82.07bn in 2024. The
market is dominated by Life insurances, with a projected market volume
of US$52.59bn in the same year. On average, individuals in South
Africa are expected to spend US$1.35k per capita on insurance in 2024.
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