The country’s economic environment will be “mildly supportive” for a rebound in affluent lines such as life insurance. Entry-level insurance business will be under pressure from higher inflation and declining formal employment, analysts Larissa van Deventer and Chee Chuen Lim write in the Jan 17 note.
The analysts expect “strong earnings recoveries” for Sanlam and Old Mutual for the full year
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