Allianz Global Risk DialoguePublished: Mon, 30 Sep 19 The rise of the cobots
Collaborative robots – or “cobots” – are a key manufacturing technology for tasks requiring human and machine cooperation and have been identified by the AGCS Trend Compass as a trend that will gain significant traction in a number of industries over the ...
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Work your data to make it work for youPublished: Wed, 18 Sep 19 The financial services industry generates huge volumes of data and storing it safely and correctly has always been an essential element of business. Data, however, is typically stored in old mainframe systems, which while robust and capable, become problematic when new age analysis is required, as it can be difficult ...
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Coface South Africa Champions at the 2019 Gender Mainstreaming AwardsPublished: Mon, 09 Sep 19 Coface South Africa, the international credit insurer, was the overall Gender Mainstreaming Champion at the 2019 Awards. Winning four different awards:
The award for a Non-JSE listed company in the category Women Empowerment in the Workplace. The Women on Boards Award and Women on Executive Committees in Multinationals ...
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Tial Turning TwentyPublished: Mon, 09 Sep 19 As Tial celebrates 20 years, it is time to reflect on what has been an incredible journey that has led to us being the successful entity we are today. It is incumbent on us to say a very big thank you to all of our business partners who have travelled and shared the journey with us and shaped our destiny as an innovative ...
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IoT and Big Data, the tech that’s disrupting AfricaPublished: Sun, 01 Sep 19 Disruption is now known as the means of changing the way business is being conducted due to the advancement of technology and ability to use innovative new business models. In a digital and connected era where every industry is being disrupted by a wave of innovative technologies, it’s no surprise that the insurance ...
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1Life launches 1Life VantagePublished: Thu, 22 Aug 19 1Life announced the launch of their new digital intermediary solution for life and investment financial advisors – 1Life Vantage - aimed at enabling financial advisers to provide superior financial planning, product advice and ongoing product service to customers for long-term insurance and investment products ...
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Millennials and the coming war for talentPublished: Wed, 31 Jul 19 At the stroke of midnight 2018, the last-born millennial turned 18. As more and more of this coming generation complete formal education and take up jobs, they are dramatically changing the nature of the modern workforce. By as early as 2025, as much as 75% of the global workforce could be millennials and they will ...
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Introducing Our New Website!Published: Mon, 29 Jul 19 The Insurance Gateway® team is excited to share our new website with you. Given our strategic objectives for 2019 and the fact that our last website redesign was over five years ago, we decided on a much anticipated mid-year launch. za was founded in 2005 by the late Michael Stoker as an insurance and financial ...
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Insurers evolving with the digital worldPublished: Mon, 29 Jul 19 The digital revolution promises to change the face of insurance as we know it and as digital disruption creates a new world of opportunities, insurers are ready and awaiting. We are in the Information Age, the synergy between technology and our everyday lives has become so entangled that we must accept we can no longer ...
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The consequences of missing your CPDsPublished: Mon, 22 Jul 19 The extended deadline (to 31 July 2019) to earn required Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours is around the corner. For those in financial services who are behind in earning theirs, it is best to act fast. The previous deadline of 31 May arrived sooner than anticipated, revealing how many in the industry ...
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Renewable energy market trendsPublished: Fri, 19 Jul 19 Renewable energy, which includes technologies such as solar photovoltaic (PV), wind and geothermal power, is still an emerging industry. In 2017, almost 20% of global energy consumption was renewable; this is expected to increase to 25% by 2035 and 34% by 2050. Government subsidies, which have fed the boom, ...
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The Imminent Reality of Cyberattacks for BusinessPublished: Tue, 16 Jul 19 No longer an if, but when a business will experience a cyber attack
Participants in Aon's 2019 Global Risk Management Survey ranked cyberattacks and data breaches as #6 in the top 10 risks facing organisations today. The risk entered the Top 10 list for the first time (at #9) in 2015 and is projected to go ...
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Solving the retirement savings challengePublished: Mon, 15 Jul 19 Lessons from around the world
Around the world, workers are being compelled to take more responsibility for their retirement savings as many employers move from traditional Defined Benefit (DB) plans to Defined Contribution (DC) plans.
According to London-based Kevin Wesbroom, senior partner, ...
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Financial services compliance: Are you on track?Published: Mon, 08 Jul 19 Richard Rattue, Managing Director, Compli-Serve SA
The middle of another year has firmly arrived and it’s a good opportunity to do a mid-year compliance check-up, to avoid any mishaps before they happen.
The FSCA’s current overhaul of regulation for financial services reminds us ...
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