Insurance and pensions industry should retrace its footsteps
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Nyanga: The insurance and pensions industry needs to go back in time and create value for the economy and policyholders, an expert has said.
This comes at a time when the financial services sector, despite efforts, is battling confidence issues as people are still recovering from the 2009 hyperinflationary losses and the 2019
Cimas commits to development of human resources in Zimbabwe’s health sector
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Mother of three remains positive after four cancer operations
The 40-year old mother of three who on Tuesday was one of the first three patients ever to be operated on in Zimbabwe by means of uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has had a long battle with cancer.
She is the first person in Zimbabwe
Actuaries secretariat to advance brand visibility
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The Actuarial Society of Zimbabwe (ASZ) has established a secretariat as the profession continues to expand and make its brand more visible in solving developing problems.
ASZ President-elect Tafadzwa Prosper Matiashe said at the launch last week that the ASZ brand will be more visible and take part in solving emerging problems.
“Our organisation
Pension Funds called to regularise Boards of Funds
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The Insurance and Pension Commission (Ipec) has called on pension funds to regularise, by fully and properly constituting their board of funds, in terms of the requirements in terms of Section 22 of the Pensions and Provident Funds Act (Chapter 24: 32).
With the coming into effect of the ACT, all funds were required to comply with the
The insurance industry’s economic role — and untapped potential
The world economy has become less resilient, but the insurance industry is keeping pace with changes in the risk landscape. Nevertheless, the newly developed SRI Insurance Resilience Indices, based on measures of protection needed relative to that available, show a huge opportunity for the insurance sector to close a combined
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Moonlight director Masunda has died
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Moonlight Group Assurance Director, Tichanzwana Masunda, has died.
While details around his death are still not clear, Moonlight announced his death.
“We are deeply saddened by the untimely death of Moonlight Assurance Director, Mr. T. Masunda. We extend our utmost condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers. May his soul rest in peace,” read
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First Mutual Holdings disputes auditors forensic report
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FIRST Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) says it is not in agreement with the findings in the BDO Chartered Accountants report and in the regulator’s Corrective Order and thus has instituted legal proceedings to protect its legal rights.
The Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) last month issued an FML with an order for corrective
Risk anti-selection: A potential threat to reinsurance
FOR years, the insurance industry has faced various headwinds, most of them linked to economic performance given that the two are intertwined.
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