Brokers, reinsurers and underwriters will need their wits about them to navigate the changing anatomy of risk across the economic, environmental, societal and technology spheres. Advice and resilience ...

FAnews attended the virtual survey launch to learn more about the findings. “This year’s process has been significantly streamlined in that all participating insurers are now producing their results ...

Medical aid has long been considered a safety net against the cost of private healthcare in South Africa, but as brokers and financial advisers know all too well, even top-tier medical aid plans come ...

Some relief as Breast Cancer Month draws to an end Breast cancer remains the most common cancer affecting South African women. Yet as Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, there is ...

The dispute resolution schemes that ingrained in South Africa’s financial services sector offer a safety net for consumers while serving as a much-needed safeguard for their fair treatment at the ...

A provident fund has been hauled over the coals by the Pension Funds Adjudicator for making payment of a member’s withdrawal benefit without consent and for acting contrary to the rules of the fund ...

Old Mutual has agreed to acquire a majority stake in 10X Investments (10X) from Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE), part of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, and DiGAME Investments (DiGAME), marking ...

Purple Group delivers record results as the EasyEquities retail revolution continues ...

The consumer price index (CPI), year-on-year, rose slightly to 3.4% in September from 3.3% in August. On a month-to-month basis, prices increased 0.2%, following a 0.1% decline in August. The mild ...

Most financial conversations start the same way: what’s your income, how much can you save and what income will you need in retirement? These questions are a solid foundation for clients building ...

FirstRand Limited today announced an agreement to acquire 20.1% of Optasia, one of the world’s largest AI-powered fintech platforms providing financial access to people across emerging markets. The ...

What is the biggest constraint stopping insurers from letting AI agents or solutions take over complex human-led underwriting decisions?