21 February 2019 – Discovery today presented its half-year results for the period ended 31 December 2018; representing a period of exceptional growth, with a temporary decline in profits due to considerable investment in new initiatives, and volatility in large claims in Discovery Life, unique to this reporting period.
Discovery Vitality today released the results of its 10-week public campaign, the Vitality Open, which was aimed at getting South Africans to exercise more and improve their driving behaviour.
Building on the results of the largest behaviour change study on physical activity, Vitality and its global network of insurers have committed to making 100 million people more active over the next seven years, aligned to the World Health Organizations’ Global Action Plan on Physical Activity.
14 November 2018 – Johannesburg – Financial services company, Discovery, today announced details of its new banking offering. Described as the world’s first behavioural bank, the fully digital bank leverages Discovery’s Shared-Value model, and can be joined from March 2019 by anyone with a smart phone.
Chairperson and independent non-executive Director, Mr. Hilkowitz, has informed the Board that he has decided to retire, effective 28 February 2019. Discovery is very grateful to Mr Hilkowitz for his invaluable contribution to the Group throughout the last 16 years of exceptional growth.
In 2017 Discovery Health’s efforts to curb fraud in the healthcare system resulted in a significant R568m recovered on behalf of client schemes, compared to R405m in 2016,” says Discovery Health CEO, Dr Jonathan Broomberg.
Colin Coleman, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs South Africa, Nazmeera Moola, Economist and Strategist at Investec Asset Management and Etienne le Roux, Chief Economist at Rand Merchant Bank reflect on the state of the South African Market at the 2017 Discovery Financial Planning Summit.
A prolonged environment of uncertainty and political risk, both in South Africa and globally, means that investors should start cutting through the noise to find emerging investment trends, Isabelle Mateos y Lago, Managing Director and Chief Multi-Asset Strategist at BlackRock, told the Discovery Financial Planning Summit in Sandton.
Esna Vermeulen is not your typical 15 year-old. This young girl has a strength and determination that belies her young age and slight frame.
Adrian Gore resigned from his job as an actuary at Liberty Life and on 10 March 1992 set up office at Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Headquarters, armed with an exam pad full of ideas and a dormant insurance license (held by RMB) that was lent to him by Laurie Dippenaar. One of the items on Adrian’s to-do-list read, “Product development – come up with ideas”.
The annual Discovery Algoa FM Big Walk sees many people from all over South Africa coming to take part in the event. These walkers participate in the event for a number of reasons, ranging from making changes from an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthier, active lifestyle and to support a charity and make a difference...
“This race is aimed at everyone, all South Africans feel welcome to come join in the fun and step up to the challenge,” said East London resident, Attawaell Masupha...”
Discovery is launching a campaign called SEE ME, as we are embarking on a mission to provide every school child in Alexandra with reflective gear in the form of a bag, beanie and cap, along with a fun to read and educational road safety booklet. Emfundisweni and Ikage Primary School were our first priority as they are both situated on the very busy London road, and by the end of the year Alexan...
Discovery Health strives to help strengthen the healthcare system through smarter healthcare delivery, ensuring better health and better healthcare while sharing its innovative knowledge base to improve societal goals. Please join us for the second Discovery Health Quality Summit on patient-centered care and its benefits to patients and the healthcare system.
Leaders in South African healthcare to discuss issues and developments around TB Worldwide tuberculosis (TB) is second only to HIV/AIDS as the biggest cause of mortality due to a single infectious agent. The Discovery Foundation invites you to a panel discussion as part of the Discovery Foundation Alumni Conference, which will precede this year’s awards ceremony. The panel, including expe...
Please join us as we announce the results of the South African Healthy Active Kids Report Card 2014. The Report Card highlights the current state of South African children's health with particular reference to physical activity, healthy eating and maintaining a healthy weight. We will also reveal how the health of our kids compared to 14 other countries around the globe. RSVP By 07 July to Khen...
Highest present value: Internal discovery life research. Assumptions on slide Lack of meaningful savings: 46% stat is from a Bank of A...
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Adrian Gore, Discovery Group Chief Executive, opened the 2018 Discovery Leadership Summit in Sandton on 1 November 2018. He spoke about t...
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Managing your finances well so that you’re set for retirement can have a profound impact on your stress levels. A savings strategy needs to adapt as you move through different life stages, but there isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” plan. However, in this article, a financial adviser shares some broad truths for each age group.
The Vitality business model leverages advances in behavioural economics to incentivize people to make healthier choices and dynamically rewards them for reducing their risk, in the form of premium reductions and other benefits. Vitality is now credited as a leading example of shared value in insurance, backed by clinical evidence that members are healthier, live longer and claim less.
Discovery Insure and Cambridge Mobile Telematics - the evolution of telematics expertise
