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Employee Benefits

09 May 2019

Ensure your clients’ employees have needs-based death cover

By Janice Roberts

By: Nashalin Portrag,  Marketing Actuary at Momentum Corporate
25 Apr 2019

Are your clients’ employees protected against the lifestyle related costs associated with cancer?

By Janice Roberts

By: Nashalin Portrag,  Marketing Actuary at Momentum Corporate.
17 Apr 2019

Achieving Africa’s economic potential through collaboration

By Janice Roberts

Extracting the true economic potential of Africa will depend on a true collaborative effort between business, government, communities and the people who inhabit this continent.
11 Apr 2019

What to look for in a future-fit group insurance provider

By Janice Roberts

Increasingly, group insurance is seen as a commoditised offering with its value demonstrated through the lowest price. However, understanding the state of well-being of employees, throughout their journey and through the evolution of the workforce, can greatly assist in determining whether the current group insurance solution matches the needs of the employer and their employees...
09 Apr 2019

The cost of illness and absenteeism on your business

By Janice Roberts

The link between business success and employee well-being is well documented. Ever-increasing pressures on employees are forcing businesses to recognise the importance of enabling easy access to healthcare for their team. This includes access to pharmacists, doctors, dentists and optometrists, as well as to radiology and maternity benefits as soon as symptoms arise – either...
02 Apr 2019

Alexander Forbes and Mercer partner to offer new pan-Africa benefits solution with unrivaled broker network

By Janice Roberts

Mercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and career, and Alexander Forbes, one of Africa’s leading financial services organisations, have come together to design Arrive, a pan-Africa benefits solution across, health, wealth and career that aligns to local regulations and is based on global best practices. The collaboration is the first of its...
26 Mar 2019

Price-only focus undermines real value of group disability insurance

By Janice Roberts

By: Elna Van Wyk, Head of Underwriting and Disability Management, Momentum Corporate
14 Mar 2019

Here’s how to ensure your staff know and use their benefits

By Janice Roberts

By Sylvia Schutte, Managing Director, Stratitude Companies offer amazing benefits. We know this because we help several blue chip clients market these benefits to their employees. Discounted entertainment, concierge services, legal and medical advice, tutor services for their kids, delivery services… the list is endless. And with the current state of the job market and the...
14 Mar 2019

A first for holistic financial planning

By Janice Roberts

Many South African consumers have not yet embraced the idea of holistic financial planning. They tend to avoid paying for financial advice and end up with a suite of financial products that do not match their long term needs and goals. Due to their lack of knowledge in financial planning they are not aware of...
27 Feb 2019

Compulsory retirement savings: a plan to help us help ourselves

By Janice Roberts

Author: Cindy Frantzeskos, Director of Employee Benefits at BDO With the annual treasury budget now done, an interesting thought exercise is to consider: “What would the dream budget have looked like?” In other words, what fundamental policy changes could we make to structurally improve the prospects of all South Africans.
25 Jan 2019

Fairheads Benefit Services wins IRFA Best Practice Award for Guardian Roadshows

By Janice Roberts

Fairheads Benefit Services has been awarded the IRFA Best Practice award for its groundbreaking grassroots communication initiative, the Guardian Roadshow.
23 Jan 2019

D-day is coming for the SA retirement industry: What to consider when selecting a default investment portfolio

By Janice Roberts

Treasury’s new default regulations for retirement funds are set to come into full effect from 1 March this year. Among other things, they will require retirement funds to have a suitable default investment portfolio in place for pre-retirement savings that is not excessively complex or unreasonably expensive.