Health app introduces three firsts to the South African medical scheme industry
Discovery launches funded internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and telehealth services to address the alarming surge in depression.
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Game on: revolutionising insurance with a fun and well-being focused approach
The insurance industry can be a force for good, says an insuretech’s managing director, and it begins with spreading happiness and well-being.
Life insurers’ claim statistics reflect SA’s high murder rate
Claim statistics for 2022 paint a startling picture of the health and safety troubles facing the country’s youth.
Shift in Discovery Life claims as Covid moves from pandemic to endemic
The reduction in Covid-19-related death claims in 2022 was offset by increasing morbidity trends.
Life insurers ‘need to rethink their underwriting’ to cope with increase in non-communicable diseases
The growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), coupled with an increase in the life expectancy of South Africans, means that life insurers need to rethink or innovate their underwriting processes. This is one […]
