In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Mareli Mans discusses why group life insurance is valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mans is the Head: FAW and GI Product and Pricing at Momentum Corporate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has held this role since 2023, and she leverages her actuarial background to ensure Momentum\u2019s group insurance products deliver excellent value to the insurer\u2019s clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before holding her current role, Mans worked in several other areas within the Momentum Metropolitan group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She started out as an actuarial analyst in 2007, before becoming a product line manager for the funeral segment in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2015, she was appointed the Head of Product Development and Pricing for the group\u2019s Retail Life Insurance Solutions, before becoming the Head of Funeral Solutions in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this Business Talk interview, Mans unpacks what group life insurance is and how it differs from other forms of life insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mans then discusses whether there are advancements in the healthcare sector that are helping insurers reduce prices and mitigate organisational risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also discusses how South Africa\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mans concludes the discussion by sharing the technologies and trends in the insurance sector that excite her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the full interview with Mareli Mans, below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n