Santam, the country’s biggest short-term insurer, has flagged low economic growth, load-shedding and under-pressure disposable incomes as risks to insurance growth.

In its first-quarter trading update released on Tuesday, it said high inflation and interest rates had weakened consumers’ spending power...

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