Business Talk – Momentum’s Mareli Mans unpacks the value of group life insurance
In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Mareli Mans discusses why group life insurance is valuable.
Mans is the Head: FAW and GI Product and Pricing at Momentum Corporate.
She has held this role since 2023, and she leverages her actuarial background to ensure Momentum’s group insurance products deliver excellent value to the insurer’s clients.
Before holding her current role, Mans worked in several other areas within the Momentum Metropolitan group.
She started out as an actuarial analyst in 2007, before becoming a product line manager for the funeral segment in 2013.
In 2015, she was appointed the Head of Product Development and Pricing for the group’s Retail Life Insurance Solutions, before becoming the Head of Funeral Solutions in 2019.
Mans has a Master of Commerce Degree specialising in Mathematical Statistics from Stellenbosch University, and is also a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
The interview
In this Business Talk interview, Mans unpacks what group life insurance is and how it differs from other forms of life insurance.
She expands upon the popularity of this insurance product in South Africa, as well as how its pricing and structure are being impacted by several demographic changes and trends.
Mans then discusses whether there are advancements in the healthcare sector that are helping insurers reduce prices and mitigate organisational risk.
She also discusses how South Africa’s economic conditions are impacting the ability of insurers to provide affordable and valuable group life insurance products, before revealing how Momentum is navigating a challenging insurance industry to position itself as a leader.
Mans concludes the discussion by sharing the technologies and trends in the insurance sector that excite her.
Watch the full interview with Mareli Mans, below.
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