In SA the average victim will die 18.5 years before their actuarially projected demise, and in the UK death will be 13 years early

Insurers aren’t supermarkets. Of course they make a margin on policies sold but in practice they are geared plays on investment markets

The potential exposure of the short-term insurance industry to Covid 19 – never mind death claims – is $107bn, of which about $28bn is expected to be paid out

One of the most misguided government policies at the moment is the determination to bring all the financial services ombud offices together into one ...

Drivers of emerging-market growth will continue to be the usual suspects — urbanisation and the development of infrastructure

Discovery has been a major innovator and its record compares favourably with Liberty’s

You can be sure businesses such as Microsoft, Unilever, Nestlé and Roche will still be around in six months

Inappropriate risk-seeking behaviour often drives bad outcomes and nasty surprises

Life offices are going back to their roots as providers of protection, especially as Covid-19 is, sadly, bound to increase their mortality claims

In SA we do not have the luxury of throwing $2-trillion at the problem as the US congress is doing

It sometimes seems as though African Rainbow Capital contains such a disparate range of assets that it was named after Noah’s Ark

Ian Kirk has hinted that there will soon be a substantial acquisition ... The obvious target is Absa Asset Management

The new Ninety One business is certainly making the most of its break from Investec and its ubiquitous zebra

Liberty has reversed its ambitions to become a significant asset manager in Africa

The average UK client has about R8m in assets with Investec, but this isn’t usually unencumbered

The old Russell Marriott & Boyd Trust property investors were always some of the most highly regarded experts on commercial property