Insurers’ quest for simplifying the IT of policy administration is increasingly moving towards the cloud has seen insurers rethink their approach to not only solution development but also policy administration. Increasingly, ‘as a service’ is becoming pervasive in the industry. Claudette Steynberg, product manager at SilverBridge, takes a closer look.
“Despite initial scepticism around the
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HARARE, Gamification provides insurers with an ideal platform to enhance customer engagement. With apps like MEGA MEDS, that turns medicine management into a fun experience, and the likes of the
ZB Holdings insurance units revenue flat at $4.9 mln in first half 2018
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HARARE, ZB financial holdings says its net revenues from its insurance activities remained flat at $4.9 million, with gross premiums having increased by 6% in the half year ended June 30 2018.
Gross premiums increased to $16, 5 million in H1 2018 from $15,5 million same period last year.
In the
Insurance Institute testing exposes huge car safety concern
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HARARE, Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re not paying attention, an insurance industry group warns.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in a paper titled “Reality Check,” issued the warning Tuesday after testing
Big data a $2.4 billion opportunity for insurance industry – report
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Big data investments in the insurance industry are expected to account for more than $2.4 billion by the end of 2018, according to new data from market research and consulting firm SNS Telecom & IT.
Originally used to describe data sets whose size was beyond the ability of traditional databases, “big
NSSA revenue in marginal decline in 2017, but profit in massive jump
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HARARE, The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) revenue for 2017 declined a marginal one percent to $349 mln largeley as a result of declining contributions and premiums as registered employers number declined due to company closures.
Despite that, NSSA, profit for the year significantly went up to $149 million
Why insurers should embrace the cloud
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HARARE, Even though global insurers are embarking on digital migration projects to cloud environments, it is not happening quickly enough with independent brokerages sitting at an average adoption rate of 44 percent. Patrick Ashton, managing executive
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HARARE, Marsh & McLennan Companies has announced its second quarter financial results, reporting an underlying revenue increase of 3%, boosted by a strong performance in Risk & Insurance Services, which achieved 5% underlying growth in the quarter.
Consolidated revenue in Q2 of 2018 was US$3.7 billion, an increase of 7% compared with the second quarter of 2017. Total net income
Nyaradzo Life Assurance acquires specified hearses…..News Release
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HARARE, Nyaradzo Life Assurance’s funeral services division has acquired three hearses which are on standard Toyota bodies modified to Nyaradzo’s specifications.
The three Toyota 2.4 L 4×4 GD6 engine hearses were delivered yesterday
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Nyaradzo Group has clients who are spread
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HARARE, Client referrals are a key part of growing any business yet some brokers still aren’t sure how to approach their customers for contacts or recommendations – now, one industry expert is offering his advice.
“Your existing client base is one of your most valuable assets and top performers generate the majority of their new business from referrals,” says Clifton Warren,