COVER

Technology is reshaping insurance, but TechFest 2026 made one thing clear: innovation alone is not enough. Across conversations on AI, data, automation, digital transformation and customer experience, a consistent message emerged: technology creates opportunity, but execution creates value. This eBook captures the ideas, insights and practical lessons shaping the industry’s next chapter, exploring how insurers, brokers and technology providers can turn innovation into better processes, smarter decisions, stronger customer experiences and more valuable human expertise. 👉️ Download or read here: https://buff.ly/HfB4L8h

"It's about restructuring the retirement portfolio so that the maths works for you, rather than against you."- Martiens Barnard, Marketing Actuary at Momentum Investments 👾 Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/2zZRB26 Momentum Investments

AI is dominating boardroom conversations, but BarnOwl's Angus Black argues the real differentiator isn't the technology, it's the data feeding it. From fragmented systems to hidden risk accumulation, this piece unpacks why trusted, connected data must come before insurers can innovate meaningfully. 👾 Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/E3YaFKz BarnOwl Data Solutions

Happy Heritage Day, from the COVER team! Scroll through to see what Heritage Day means to our team ❤️

Bubbles, Jazz and Jenga Build your Future. Lead the Way You've been invited.  Now it's time to join us. FPi professional members under the age of 40 - this one is for you. Step outside your usual circle, meet fellow young financial planning professionals and build connections that would last well beyond the evening. Come for the Bubbles. Stay for the Jazz. Connect through Jenga. Building your future isn't only about what you know - it's also about who you connect with, what you contribute and the community you choose to be part of. And there's more.....  FPi professional members under the age of 40 who book and pay for the YFPO event - Bubbles, Jazz and Jenga by 25 September 2026 will receive a 50 % discount on their FPI convention registration. So, if you're planning to be at Convention, this is an opportunity you don't want to miss. All proceeds from the YFPO network event will be donated to the FPi Education and Training Trust, helping support education and opportunities for future financial planning professionals. EVENT DETAILS: Date:   8th October 2026 Time:  18h00 - 21h00 Venue: Gusto Urban Italian Restaurant (4 Conference Lane, Century City, Cape Town) Cost:    R250 per person Come for the Bubbles, Stay for the Jazz, Connect through Jenga.   Build your Future.  Lead your way.  

Have you read the Technology section of the latest edition of COVER yet? Scroll through to see what you can look forward to! 👾 Read the latest edition of COVER here: https://buff.ly/UbzsJvh

Homes and cars get insured without a second thought- but your income, the engine behind every financial goal, often goes unprotected. Old Mutual's Sharvanie Sooriah unpacks why income protection deserves far more attention, and why disability rarely arrives the way most people expect. 👾 Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/CI2tvDK

"The right conversation is not simply whether someone has cancer cover. It is whether that cover is designed to respond to the real financial journey cancer can create."- Izak van der Westhuizen, BrightRock Chief Financial Officer 👾 Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/DkohuFj

The September edition of COVER is now available! This September, COVER turns its focus to a question the insurance industry can no longer sidestep: now that the technology exists, does it actually make things better? Across financial planning, risk and insurance, our contributors explore how connected data, smarter processes and human judgement combine to turn capability into real outcomes, from rethinking retirement income, to closing the cyber gap, to insuring South Africa's booming renewable energy sector. The future is digital and AI-enabled, but the advantage lies in how intelligently we use it. 👾 Read the latest edition here: https://buff.ly/UbzsJvh Momentum Investments INN8 Invest PSG Financial ServicesBrightRockZA Old Mutual South Africa Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) Santam Specialist Sage Aon South Africa J2 MSSP Santam Insurance Adams & Adams GIB Group GENRIC Insurance Company Ltd MUKFIN Fulcrum Group SA Zenith by Western QSURE (Pty) Ltd Webber Wentzel BarnOwl Data Solutions Earnix Linktank (Pty) Ltd Renasa Insurance Company Limited