ZAPF holds training workshop
HARARE, THE Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) will be hosting a webinar training workshop focusing on the impact of COVIDS 19 and currency reforms on the pensions industry.
Joice Benza, managing director X-pert Solutions and Nobert Phiri, (Insurance partner Muvingi and Mugadza) will be some of the presenters.
Brokers face a risk of coming under fire from two sides as the litigation and complaints over pandemic related business interruption from Covid-19 spread, with the potential for intermediaries to find themselves in the middle of an E&O storm.
With carriers stating that pandemic related business interruption was never envisaged to be covered under many business insurance policies, the insureds
Data confidentiality and Integrity critical for Insurance and Pensions
Joyce Benza
A resilient Cybersecurity strategy must continually evolve in order to remain relevant to the environment.
The Strategies in the Covid-19 pandemic environment must also align with prevailing and possible future anticipated threats based on the “current and next normal”.
Yester-year Strategy for many no longer defend
Asset managers and pensions funds are set to benefit from the launch of the Zimbabwe Receivables Marketplace Limited (“ZRM”). The launch follows the signing of a Joint venture agreement between the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited (“ZSE”) and Harare Receivables Exchange Limited in December 2019.
Staff reporter
Announcing the launch today ZSE CEO Justin Bgoni said investors such as Asset
Banks have been permanently shutting down their branches as they embrace digitisation at a time the country is also struggling to get cash.This has been the norm with the whole financial services sector and now the emergence of covid has also brought its own challenges that has pushed a greater need to embrace technology.This simply means the more the distance pensioners have to travel to access
INSIGHTS into the Motor Insurance Pool (MIP)
Victims of road traffic accidents involving foreign registered vehicles have been accessing compensation under the Motor Insurance Pool (MIP) upon lodging their claims. Unfortunately, some claims have gone unpaid due to non-fulfilment of requirements.
Some policyholders or victims have not been lodging claims due to inadequate knowledge of the processes
The pension industry has had a lot of issues to deal with from hyperinflation, high contribution arrears, prescribed assets performance and many others.
This week Insurance 24 (I24) was privileged to get in touch with a seasoned pensions expert, Peter Shoniwa (PS) who ,in his own capacity shared his thoughts on these issues.
Below are the excerpts of the interview
I24:
A senior official in the opposition MDC-T, Abednico Bhebhe has expressed pessimism over the prospects of economic recovery under the governing ZANU PF.
He made the remarks while talking to the Daily News on Sunday Staff Writer Jeffrey Muvundusi in a wide-ranging interview which also discussed on the reports of human rights violations in the country. Below are the excerpts.
Since gaining its independence from the United Kingdom in 1980, Zimbabwe has been characterized by a weak economy, poor leadership, human rights violations, and general corruption. The British took interest in this African region for its abundance of precious metals and ores, but the policies that have been enacted since 1980 have only driven Zimbabwe into deeper poverty. Now, the near-16.5 million
Just Travel Cover, a North East England broker specialising in travel insurance, is no longer just about travel. After 21 years, the firm has ventured into home coverage with the help of insurance heavyweights.
The policy, which is available either as standard or premier, is provided by Fairmead Insurance Limited – the new name used by Legal & General Insurance Limited since the start of the