Zimnat scoops eight Exceptional Marketing awards

Zimnat scoops eight Exceptional Marketing awards

HARARE, Zimnat, a leading player in the insurance and wealth management industry for more than seven decades, won eight awards for marketing excellence at the 2019 Marketers’ Association of Zimbabwe  Exceptional Marketing Awards ceremony in Bulawayo.

The awards ceremony is held annually in recognition and celebration of excellence for organisations

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Proposed Medical Aid Societies Regulatory Bill biased

Proposed Medical Aid Societies Regulatory Bill biased

Staff Writer

ONE of the county’s largest medical aid services provider CIMAS says the proposed Medical Aid Societies Regulatory Bill entrenches conflict of interest instead of eliminating it as it seeks to protect only the healthcare providers and consumers and not the industry

In 2017, the Minister of Health and Childcare (the Ministry) circulated

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Consistent portfolio management a necessity

Consistent portfolio management a necessity

Staff Writer

HARARE, First Mutual Wealth general manager Thomas Muswiti has said consistent portfolio management and re-balancing is a necessity as pension members progress through their Income Life Cycle and ordinarily migrate on the risk matrix.

He recently said this while making presentation at the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) Principal

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Embrace the new millennials- insurance sector urged

Embrace the new millennials- insurance sector urged

 Noah Kupeta

HARARE, Experts say the insurance and pension industry should embrace the elusive millennial market to increase their clientele base.

Renowned Harare economist from the University of Zimbabwe, Professor Albert Makochekanwa said insurance companies should revisit their clientele base focusing on young demographics.

“The income that most

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Review marine insurance pricing: industry players

Review marine insurance pricing: industry players

 Noah Kupeta

HARARE, Players in the freight cargo and shipping industry have called upon insurance companies to review the pricing model charged on freight, cargo and shipping companies which they have described as “exorbitant”.

The companies have hinted that local insurance companies might be losing millions of dollars since most freight, cargo

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THE INTERVIEW: Unpacking the Insurance Act and the Pension and Provident Funds Acts.

Unpacking the Insurance Act and the Pension and Provident Funds Acts with IPEC Head of Pensions

 Josphat Kakwere 

Noah Kupeta 

The Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) Head of Pensions, Josphat Kakwere, has described the recent pronouncement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the amendment of the Insurance Act and the Pension and Provident Funds Act ‘as welcome and long overdue’. Our reporter,

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Policy holders and pensioners to fully enjoy their rights and benefits- President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Policy holders and pensioners to fully enjoy their rights and benefitsPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa

 Noah Kupeta

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangangwa during the official opening of the 2019 Second Session of the 9th Parliament, emphasising that the ultimate objective on the amendment of the Insurance Act is to protect the policy holders and pensioners so that they

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CellMed Health Medical Fund partners Hollard Cigna Health in new product

CellMed Health Medical Fund partners Hollard Cigna Health in new product

Staff Reporter

HARARE, CellMed Health Medical Fund is set to launch a new medical aid product in partnership with the Hollard Cigna Health Product.

The product, according to CellMed, enable members to access international medical treatment.

“We have partnered with Hollard (who are innovating across Africa) and Cigna (a global

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Foreign currency for selected insurance products: IPEC

Foreign currency for selected insurance products: IPEC

Noah Kupeta

HARARE, The Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) has announced that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has approved denominated policies on selected products in line with industry market demands.

The development has been hailed by various stakeholders as positive considering the current hyperinflationary environment in Zimbabwe as

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