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May 2026 Edition

This edition of COVER explores the forces reshaping construction, engineering and insurance across South Africa and the broader African market. From infrastructure recovery and evolving engineering risks to digital transformation, payments innovation and shifting insurance dynamics, the magazine unpacks the conversations driving resilience and growth. Through expert insight and industry perspectives, we examine how stronger collaboration, smarter risk management and forward-thinking leadership are helping businesses navigate complexity and build for the future.
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What’s Inside

Is now the right time to invest offshore?

Momentum Investments argues that advisers should focus on diversification, portfolio structure and client objectives when guiding offshore investment decisions.

The changing face of construction & engineering risk

Mukfin examines the evolving construction and engineering (C&E) insurance landscape as the sector begins showing signs of recovery after several years of constrained growth.

Inspiring together: The energetic new voice leading the IIG

Newly appointed IIG President Jabu Mtimkulu shares her unconventional journey into insurance & her vision for a more connected, collaborative & future-focused industry.

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AFRICA

1. The Blueprint has always been here - Read article

Ray Langa, Group CEO, Leagas Delaney South Africa

2. AXA Health International accelerates global expansion with Tanzania collaboration - Read article

AXA Health International

3. Speed without safety: Why Africa’s payments revolution risks stalling - Read article

John Hutton, senior director, payments efficiency, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

FINANCIAL PLANNING

1. Is now the right time to invest offshore? - Read article

Fränzo Friedrich, Chief Marketing Officer at Momentum Investments

2. How hedge funds help advisers deliver smoother investment journeys - Read article

Chris Hall, investment specialist, Amplify Investment Partners

3. The retirement conversation advisers should be having - Read article

Carel Nolte, Chief Enablement Officer, Easy Group

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

1. Cautious optimism: is the construction industry finally turning a corner? - Read article

Lisha Pillay, Manager of Underwriting at ASI Insure

2. Construction growth needs sharper insurance conversations - Read article

George Rodinis, Chief Executive Officer at Genlib

3. How nearly a decade of decline has reshaped construction risk in South Africa - Read article

Nathan Barker, Head of Engineering at Western National Insurance

4. The state of the construction industry and engineering insurance - Read article

Munajj Holliday AC&E Engineering Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd and Yusuf Allie AC&E PI & Liability Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd

5. Two years after George: What really happens when a building collapses? - Read article

David Vlcek, Partner at Cox Yeats

6. Engineering insurance in a reviving construction market - Read article

Gurshan Overmeyer, Executive: Specialty Engineering at Old Mutual Insure

7. Why the future of construction insurance depends on better risk conversations - Read article

Chris Charlton, Managing Director at Consort

8. The changing face of construction & engineering risk - Read article

Mukfin

SHORT TERM

1. Everything you need to know about body corporate insurance - Read article

Ryno de Kock, Head of Distribution at PSG Insure

2. Insurance at the edge - Read article

Tony van Niekerk in coversation with Oscar Shabalala, Business Development Head and Stakeholder Relations at CTU Underwriting Managers

3. Managing Client Expectations in Short-Term Insurance - Read article

Shavir Panday, Masthead Compliance Officer

4. Santam and SA Weather Service strengthen early warning capabilities - Read article

Tavaziva Madzinga, the Santam Group CEO

5. Sasria’s wrap is back – but the advice just got more complex - Read article

In conversation with Steve Bessant, Executive Director, Howden Reinsurance Brokers, Terrorism and Political Violence Team

6. Turning ESG ambition into action is becoming a growth advantage for insurers - Read article

Ntheye Lungu, Head of Governance, Risk, and Compliance Operations and Sustainability at Old Mutual Insure

7. Why motor VAPS are moving from optional extra to essential protection - Read article

In conversation with Danny Collins from XS Sure

TECHNOLOGY

1. Data integrity: The most underrated risk in insurance operations - Read article

Ian du Toit, COO, QSURE

2. Cloud, culture and continuous change - Read article

In conversation with Leo Holesgrove, Country Lead South Africa at Guidewire

3. Technology is advancing. Customer experience is standing still. - Read article

Liezel Jonkheid, Founder and Director, Consumer Psychology Lab

4. Why modern investing is no longer a solo game - Read article

In conversation with Leigh Kohler, Head of DFM at INN8 Invest, and Joao Frasco, Chief Investment Officer

EVENTS

1. SAFIS 2026: An industry looking beyond policies and toward purpose - Read article

2. MUKFIN annual Underwriters’ conference & masterclass 2026 - Read article

3. An evening of firsts: My Glass cocktail function - Read article

ASSOCIATION CORNER

1. Aspiring together: The energetic new voice leading the IIG - Read article

In conversation with Jabu Mtimkulu, the newly appointed President of the IIG

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