passion for life: a look at the life insurance industry
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Risk Summit 2015
Unlocking the opportunities in risk
Mark van Der Watt
• MMI’s client strategy
• Some distribution trends
• What the UNISA study tells us
• Gaps in the market
• Opportunities for advisers
Agenda
Factors leading to new strategy
Technology
advances
Fairness
Regulations
Lack of trust
Clients are more…
• Demanding
• Diverse
• Indifferent
• Selfish
• Sophisticated
The new MMI strategy
OUR PURPOSE
OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS
Why we existTo enhance the lifetime financial wellness
of people their communities and businesses.
GrowthClient-
centricity Excellence
The way we will compete
OUR VISIONWhere we are headed
To be the preferred lifetime financial wellness partner, with a
reputation for innovation and trustworthiness
OUR VALUES
A culture that is grounded in the values of accountability, excellence,
integrity, diversity, innovation and teamwork
What we stand for
Momentum’s purpose “To enhance the
lifetime Financial Wellness of people, their
families, communities and businesses”
• Momentum’s success in the past
– Service excellence
– Distribution excellence
– Product innovation
Role of advice
• Now – client centricity
• Role of advice
– Critical
– TCF outcome 4 – “suitable advice taking account of client
circumstances”
Role of advice
Role of advice
Product
Product
Product
Product
Financial
adviceClient
Financial
Wellness
TRENDS
NMG study
Class of adviserChange in market share
(2012 to 2013)
Independent financial advisers -13%
Aligned advisers +6%
Tied agents +16%
Bank brokerages -11%
Swiss Re survey
0
1,500
3,000
4,500
2008
200
9
201
0
201
1
201
2
201
3
200
8
200
9
201
0
201
1
201
2
201
3
200
8
2009
201
0
201
1
201
2
201
3
200
8
200
9
201
0
201
1
201
2
201
3
Brokers Tied agents/own sales-force Banks Direct marketing
Rm
Distribution channel
Excluding new participants and corrections New participants and corrections
WHAT THE UNISA STUDY TELLS US
Movement per 1 000 households
DUDrifting Unwell
AUAnchored
Unwell
11
12
122
From DU
To DU
2012 t
o 2
01
3 2
01
1 t
o 2
01
2
11 to AU
1 to DU
2 from AU
14 to DW
2012 t
o 2
013 2
011 t
o 2
012
AWAnchored Well
DWDrifting Well
9
8
46
60
To DW
To DW
2012 t
o 2
013 2
011 t
o 2
012
11 from
AU
1 to DU
14 from
DU
46 to AW
2012 t
o 2
013 2
011 t
o 2
012
AgendaGAPS IN THE MARKETGAPS IN THE MARKET
True South (2013)
Death Disability
Number of earners 13.0m 13.0m
Death/ disability events expected per year 130 050 43 065
Death /disability events expected per day 356 118
Source: True South
• Insurance gap increased from R18,4 trillion in
2010 to R24,0 trillion in 2013
• R9,3 trillion death
• R14,7 trillion disability
True South
Source: True South
True South survey
2013 Gap (R'trillion)
Death Disability
Insurance need 15,1 24,4
Actual cover -5,9 -7,3
Disability grant -2,4
Insurance gap 9,2 14,7
Gap as % of need 61% 60%
Source: True South
True South (income groups)
Number of
earners (million)
Average ageAverage gross
income p.a.
(R'000)
20% poorest 2.6 37 9
2nd Quintile 2.6 36 26
3rd Quintile 2.6 37 52
4th Quintile 2.6 38 111
20% richest 2.6 42 401
All 13 38 120
Source: True South
True South (gap per income group)
Death cover
Average gap
per earner (R'm)
Total gap
(R'bn)Proportion of
income
20% poorest 0.1 131 11
2nd Quintile 0.3 663 12
3rd Quintile 0.5 1 299 10
4th Quintile 0.9 2 287 8
20% richest 1.9 4 899 5
All 0.7 9 279
Source: True South
True South (gap per income group)
Disability cover
Average gap
per earner
(R'm)
Total gap
(R'bn)Proportion of
income
20% poorest -0.2 -425 -22
2nd Quintile 0.2 409 8
3rd Quintile 0.6 1 497 12
4th Quintile 1.3 3 459 12
20% richest 3.8 9 801 9
All 1.1 14 741
Source: True South
True South (gap by age)
-200%
-150%
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
<30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 55 55+Death
Disability
Source: True South
True South (gap by education level)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
PS or lower Some HS Matric Diploma Degree
Gap as % of cover needed
Death
Disability
Source: True South
• Basket
– Temporary disability (income until permanent
disability pays)
– Lump sum disability (once-off expenses)
– Permanent disability (income until retirement)
True South survey (disability)
• Disability gap greater
• 38% of permanent disability need covered
• 7% to 25% of temporary disability need covered
True South survey (disability)
Benefit mix
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Life Cover 60% 58% 59% 60% 61%
Disability Cover 31% 33% 31% 31% 30%
Critical illness Cover 9% 9% 10% 9% 9%
True South (disability sales)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Income beneift
Lump sum benefits
Source: True South
True South (income disability)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Permanent cover 99.4% 99.7% 99.5% 99.3% 99.2%
Tempory cover 0.6% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 0.8%
Source: True South
True South (disability sales)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Accelerated cover
Standalone cover
Source: True South
• Sales skewed to death benefits
– Expect 43% more disability than life cover
• Disability sales skewed to lump sum
• Lump sum disability risky for individuals
– Market risk (need 32% to 41% more)
– Consumer understanding
– Behavioural (sudden access to lump sum)
True South survey (trends)
Source: True South
• Accelerated disability cover
– Ratio up life cover
– E.g. expose the estate
• Income protection sales skewed to permanent
True South survey (trends)
Source: True South
Remedies
Death Disability
Purchase additional
insurance Insurance (% of earnings) 2,90% 1,80%
Increase in cover 1,6% 1,5%
Reduce household
expenditureRequired reduction 33% 37%
WHAT OUR MYRIAD DATA TELLS US
Benefit mix
29%
21%26%
7%
2% 7%
1%1% 1%
5%
Death only
Death & Disability
Death; Disability & Critical IIlness
Death; Disability Critical Illness; Income Protection
Income Protection Only
Death & Critical Illness
Death & Iincome Protection
Critical Illness only
Disability only
Other
Myriad (disability)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Standalone
Accelerated
Myriad (disability)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Lump sum
Income
Myriad (disability)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Income Protector
Temporary IncomeProtector
FOR ADVISERS
RISK VS SAVINGS
R39 BILLION INANNUAL PREMIUMS
DISABILITY COVER
INCOME PROTECTION
LONGEVITY BENEFITS
Longevity Protectors take-up
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
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l-1
2
Aug
-12
Sep
-12
Oct-
12
Nov-1
2
Dec-1
2
Ja
n-1
3
Fe
b-1
3
Ma
r-13
Apr-
13
Ma
y-1
3
Ju
n-1
3
Ju
l-1
3
Aug
-13
Sep
-13
Oct-
13
Nov-1
3
Dec-1
3
Ja
n-1
4
Fe
b-1
4
Ma
r-14
Apr-
14
Ma
y-1
4
Ju
n-1
4
Ju
l-1
4
Aug
-14
Sep
-14
Oct-
14
Nov-1
4
Dec-1
4
YOUNGER AGES
BUSINESS ASSURANCE
TWO OUT OF THREE
BUSINESSES
ARE NOT COVERED
WHAT WE PROVIDE
FLEXIBLEBEST-OF-BREED
PRODUCT
EXCELLENCE IN DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE
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MULTIPLY –REWARDS FOR WELLNESS
FINANCIAL WELLNESS SOLUTIONS
`EXPERT ADVICEIS CRUCIAL
Risk Summit 2015
Unlocking the opportunities in risk
Mark van Der Watt