Cape Town - Sanlam today reported solid results in the four months to 30 April despite challenging investment market conditions caused by the global impact of the Coronavirus.
Sompo International today announced that it has formed alliances with both Sanlam Limited and SAHAM Finances through a partnership agreement executed by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. (SJNK). The Bermuda-based specialty provider of property…
Discovery Life published insights of its life assurance claims from January 2016 to December 2016. A total of 20 247 claims were paid over the period, amounting to R3.2bn. This brings the total amount that Discovery Life has paid out to date…
Johannesburg - The Sanlam Group this morning announced its operational results for the six months ended 30 June 2017, attributing its resilient performance to its sustained focus on the execution of its strategy.
The Sanlam Group today reported a satisfactory performance for the first four months of the 2017 financial year, citing good growth in the value of new life business written as well as reasonable growth in net result from financial services.
Sanlam and Santam confirmed that all conditions precedent have been met, including all the necessary regulatory approvals, to increase their effective stake in Morocco-based SAHAM Finances S.A.
Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) has announced its plans to expand its commercial real estate and agriculture footprints in Africa through a partnership with Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund.…
A sample of 2105 private medical aid policyholders in South Africa gave the health insurance industry a satisfaction score of 74.2 out of 100 in the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi), which is virtually unchanged since…
South African leading financial services group, Sanlam has announced significant changes at its group executive committee level. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and Namibian Stack Exchange listed financial giant said Financial Director,…
South African leading financial services group, Sanlam has announced significant changes at its group executive committee level. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and Namibian Stack Exchange listed financial giant said Financial Director,…
People live much longer these days and, subsequently, have longer retirement periods. This means they now need to consider new forms of insurance products developed in response to the longevity trend. Petrie Marx, product development actuary…
South Africa may be suffering currently, but glimmers of hope are starting to emerge that undermine the more negative perceptions plaguing the SA economy. This was according to, Johann Els, Senior Economist for Old Mutual Investment Group, presenting…
Failure to address the ongoing challenges identified in the Dinokeng Scenarios, an economic scenario planning programme sponsored by Old Mutual in 2009, will see the country continue to drift towards the two low-road scenarios of "Walk Apart"…
The fund aims to deliver modest income and to outperform inflation. The fund has delivered good real returns over the long term with one-, three-and five-year real returns ahead of target. It continues to prefer global over local equities, given…
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