PwC ordered to pay US$625 million for negligence…Swiss Re reveals group-wide coal policy

PwC ordered to pay US$625 million for negligence

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HARARE, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a global insurance and financial services provider, was ordered to pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. more than US$625 million for negligence in the audit of Colonial BancGroup Inc., an Alabama bank holding company that failed during the financial crisis.

US District Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein issued the ruling Monday granting the

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Zimpost launch low cost cash funeral plan…underwritten by First Mutual Life Assurance Company

   

Zimpost launch low cost cash funeral plan…underwritten by First Mutual Life Assurance Company

By Insurance24

HARARE, Zimbabwe Posta (Zimpost) has unveiled a low cost funeral product known as PostLife Funeral Cash Plan which offers a cash benefit upon death of an insured person. The product is underwritten by First Mutual Life Assurance Company.

At the launch, Zimpost acting managing director

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90% of insurers’ investment strategies don’t meet global climate goals…Dealing with the risk of natural resource depletion

 

90% of insurers’ investment strategies don’t meet global climate goals

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HARARE,  In spite of the risks stemming from climate change, a new report finds that nine out of 10 American insurance companies’ investment strategies fail to align with goals set out by the Paris Agreement.

“Despite looking at and considering this question over a number of years, they have

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ZB Holdings insurance units profit position differs…..Fidelity Life Assurance on strong recovery

     

ZB Holdings insurance units in contrasting profit positions during five months 2018

By Insurance24

HARARE, ZB Financial Holdings life assurance business ZB Life Assurance premiums for the five months to May 2018 increased 22% to $5.3 mln compared to $4.3 mln same period in 2017, which resulted in improved profitability.

Group chief executive officer Ron Mutandagayi in a trading update

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Incentivising for insurance change…

Incentivising for insurance change

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HARARE, Combining the intelligent management of data with behavioural economics can assist insurers in providing customers with more sustainable solutions, says Kelly Preston, data analytics manager at SilverBridge.

Merely having access to data is no longer good enough to be competitive in the insurance market. The data must be combined with

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IPEC/Industry players commemorate insurance awareness day in Gweru … Nicoz Diamond scheme of arrangement gets shareholder nod 

 

IPEC/Industry players take insurance awareness to Gweru as Zimbabwe joins rest of world in commemorating Insurance awareness day

By Insurance24 – Statement by Lloyd Gumbo- IPEC Public Relations Officer

HARARE, As the Insurance and Pensions Commission and the insurance industry in Zimbabwe, we join the rest of the world in commemorating the Insurance Awareness Day.

Insurance Awareness Day is observed

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Moving towards real-time claims processing

  

Moving towards real-time claims processing

By Insurance24

HARARE, The insurance claims process is the bane of many people’s existence with some companies taking anything from 15 days up to a month, if not longer, to settle. In the fast-paced digital environment, this is an antiquated approach and must change if insurers are to remain competitive, according to Annalie Terblanche, Exergy Product

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Re-branded Emeritus Re Zimbabwe lifts ZHL in five months to May 2018

Re-branded Emeritus Re Zimbabwe lifts ZHL in five months to May 2018

By Insurance24

HARARE – Zimre Holdings Limited gross written premium for the five months to May 2018 increased 9% to $14.4 mln largely driven by rebranded Emeritus Re Zimbabwe.

Chief executive officer Stan Kudenga told shareholders yesterday that Emeritus Re Zimbabwe is now profitable and continues to grow.

On other hand, restructured

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Ipec to accredit auditing firms to disclose malpractices

Ipec to accredit auditing firms to disclose malpractices 

HARARE – The Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) is working towards accrediting companies that audit the insurance market in order to bring an obligation for disclosure of some key matters that are often left out.

The Commission’s Head of Pensions Josphat Kakwere told an ICAZ/IPEC seminar Tuesday that the accreditation is akin

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