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Blueprint: Leadership 2026 Edition

Blueprint 2026: A Focus on Leadership brings together the voices shaping insurance and financial services across Africa and beyond. From AI and mutuality to inclusion, resilience and high-trust advice, this edition explores how leaders are navigating volatility with courage, discipline and optimism. It’s a field guide for decision-makers building businesses that last in a fast-changing world.
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Leadership with courage, focus & optimism

Schalk Malan head of insurance at Standard Bank, explores how focus, courage and customer-centric leadership can unlock growth in a complex, technology-driven environment.

Playbook to building a Pan-African reinsurance force

Simba Mukonzo, CEO of Mukfin, shares how technical mastery, education, and regional presence are shaping Africa’s reinsurance landscape.

Leadership through discipline, not noise

Herman Scheepers reflects on why financial resilience, specialist focus and trusted broker partnerships are becoming the defining leadership qualities for insurers navigating 2026.

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  1. Leadership with courage, focus and optimism - Read article
  2. Playbook to building a Pan-African reinsurance force - Read article
  3. Unlocking performance in a changing industry - Read article
  4. Mutual ambition in a volatile world - Read article
  5. Leading through pressure, people and possibility - Read article
  6. Leading from the middle - Read article
  7. Fix the foundations before scaling AI - Read article
  8. Building high-trust advice in a tech-enabled world - Read article
  9. Leadership that earns followership - Read article
  10. Leadership with courage in a low-growth decade - Read article
  11. Building trust in the age of Generative AI - Read article
  12. Compounding leadership: Why small improvements and strong relationships still win - Read article
  13. From paperwork to purpose in a client-led era - Read article
  14. The future of business rescue and restructuring in 2026 - Read article
  15. Leadership through discipline, not noise - Read article
  16. Partnership, patience and disciplined innovation - Read article
  17. Trade credit, tough love and the AI paradox - Read article
  18. Building trust and resilience: How insurers can anchor consumers in a changing risk landscape - Read article
  19. Leadership in a disconnected age: why insurance still needs humans - Read article
  20. Insurance built better - Read article
  21. Leadership that starts at the bedside - Read article
  22. Leadership is about trust, speed and relevance in 2026 - Read article
  23. Steering the future of advice - Read article
  24. Leadership that still feels human - Read article
  25. Building businesses that last - Read article

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