Microinsurance aims high in 2021

Africa is one of the most under-insured continents in the world. Over half of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have an insurance penetration rate of less than one percent, and the picture isn’t much different across the rest of the continent. By Marius Botha,...

SA investors turn to guaranteed investment solutions

Just when South Africans thought they’d seen the worst in 2020, the second wave of Covid-19 infections hit. Given this latest resurgence of volatility and uncertainty, local investors are understandably concerned about the state of the market and what they can do to...

Bill payment trends to watch in 2021

Of all the technology sectors to have prospered amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the online payment space has emerged as one of the most influential, following the call for social distancing and demand for contactless payment solutions. “In fact, the Global Payments...

How personal short-term insurance will evolve in 2021

The Covid-19 crisis has reshaped every industry in nearly every country in the world, and South Africa’s car insurance market is no exception. By Ernest North, co-founder at Naked While short-term insurers have benefitted from reduced claims under the lockdown...

Data brings competitive edge to insurance

Insurers understand all too well the value of managing data and extracting meaningful insights from it. By Kelly Preston, data analytics manager at SilverBridge Holdings But as the number of data points continue to grow exponentially thanks to the Internet of Things...