by ITM | Apr 10, 2019 | Diary of an Actuary, Uncategorized
With many organizations and policymakers putting diversity firmly on the agenda it was refreshing to read an article that moves us from hypotheses into action. Diversity in the boardroom Diversity is a broad topic of interest to me and the usual go-to category of...
by ITM | Jan 31, 2019 | Diary of an Actuary, Uncategorized
It was my pleasure to chair ALU School of Insurance’s final speaker event of the year titled ‘The Future of the Insurance consumer’ which was hosted by Hannover Re. Our speakers, Abu Addae, co-founder and CEO of LifeCheq and Soeren Kruse, Business Development Manager...
by Marjorie Ngwenya | Sep 12, 2018 | Diary of an Actuary
I’m wrapping my head around the thorny issue of assisted suicide and how it could affect well-established norms in the insurance industry. The topic of assisted suicide has long been controversial. The term ‘suicide tourism’ – arguably a form of medical tourism... by Marjorie Ngwenya | Sep 1, 2018 | Diary of an Actuary
CNN recently published a piece on preparing for a 100-year life. It cited the rising proportion of people attaining age 100, coupled by low birth rates in some countries. There are some practicalities which governments will have to face – including providing care for... by Marjorie Ngwenya | Aug 22, 2018 | Diary of an Actuary
It was a delight to host the first African Leadership University, event in Johannesburg on 20 August. ALU is an exciting social entrepreneurship venture which is on a mission to produce 3 million African leaders over the next 50 years. The university set up a campus...
