Investment opportunities in the non-banking sector - 2014 Imara Investor Conference Zimbabwe

IMARA EDWARDS
SIXTH ANNUAL INVESTOR CONFERENCE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
NON-BANKING SECTOR
by Douglas Hoto,
Group Chief Executive Officer
First Mutual Holdings Limited

Presentation Outline
 Global & Regional Economic Highlights
 Zimbabwe Economic Trends
 Overview of Sub-Saharan Africa Insurance Industry
 Overview of the Zimbabwe Insurance Industry
 Overview of First Mutual Holdings Limited
 Future prospects for the Insurance Industry
 Conclusion
 Q & A

Global & Sub Saharan Africa Trends
 Global economic growth is projected at 3.2% in 2014.
 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) projected growth of 5.4% in 2014.
 Zimbabwe projected to grow by 3.5% to 4.5% in 2014.
Source: World Bank

Global & Sub Saharan Africa Trends
 SSA projected growth of 5.4% driven by rising demand.
 World Bank expects SSA to grow by >5% on average in 2013-
2015.
 Strong consumer spend on continent coupled with low inflation.
 Improving world economy to offer further growth support.
 Strong Diaspora remittances (total of US$31bn in 2011 & 2012).
 Net Private Capital Flows up 3.3% to $54.5bn.
 Foreign Direct Investment up 5.5% to $37.7bn in 2012.
 Africa is home to +1 billion people & over US$2trn collective GDP.
 7 African countries among the 10 fastest growing economies in
the world 2010-15.

Overview of SSA Insurance Industry
 Average world insurance
penetration ratio at 2.9%.
 African insurance
penetration ratio excluding
S. Africa <2.5%.
 Namibia’s insurance industry
benefits from the presence
of large S. African
companies.
 KPMG reported that African
countries where the
insurance penetration rate is
above the average were:-
 Namibia, Kenya,
Zimbabwe, Mauritius
and Morocco.

Overview of SSA Insurance Industry
 KPMG reported that African countries where the insurance
penetration rate is above the average were:-
 Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Morocco,
 All these countries have – or used to have in the case of
Zimbabwe – well-developed financial markets.
 Kenya and Zimbabwe, in particular, perform very well, with
insurance penetration rates of above 3% despite very low GDP
per capita.
 Most Africans are still too poor to afford insurance.
 Growth prospects are however substantial due to:-
 rising incomes,
 increased participation by foreign companies, and
 more innovative insurance products.

Zimbabwe Insurance Industry
 Relatively developed industry represented in all forms of
insurance:
 General, Life, Employee Benefits, Medical & Funeral.
 10 Life Offices dominated by First Mutual Life & Old Mutual 2 Life
Re-assurers.
 29 Short term insurers & 9 Active Short term reinsurers.
 30 Brokers dominated by Minerva (formerly Aon) & Marsh.
 Zimbabwe Insurance penetration at 3.65%.
 Below the 6% penetration rate recorded a decade ago.
 Zimbabwe insurance industry growing slightly faster than GDP.
 Catch-up potential for insurance clearly visible leading to
expected high insurance premium growth in the medium term.

Zimbabwe Insurance Industry
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
US$m US$m US$m US$m US$m
GPW: Non Life GPW 77 117 159 194 210
Life GPW 35 59 148 196 268
Total GPW 111 176 307 390 478
GDP GDP 6,130 7,430 9,650 10,800 13,099
Penetration ratio 1.8% 2.4% 3.2% 3.6% 3.65%

Overview of First Mutual Holdings Limited
 Second largest insurance group in the country
excluding funeral assurance
 Public company listed on the Zimbabwe Stock
Exchange
 Major shareholders are:
 National Social Security Authority
 Pension Funds
 Nominees & Individuals

Overview of First Mutual Holdings
Business Model
 360o Insurance
coverage.
 Integration of the
3 strategic pillars.
 Micro-insurance for
low income and
unbanked sector.
 Smoothen
consumption by
customers as they
walk through the
journey of life.
Risk Management
Direct Insurance (Life & General)
Reinsurance (Life & General)
Health Insurance
Funeral Assurance
Wealth Management
Unit Trusts/Mutual Funds
Private Asset Portfolios
Wealth Creation
Pension Contributions
Voluntary Savings
Low Cost Housing

 Delivery Channels:
 First Mutual Life (Employee Benefits, Group Life
Assurance & Funeral Assurance)
 FMRE Property & Casualty (Reinsurance)
 TristarInsurance (Short term insurance)
 First Mutual Healthcare (Health Insurance)
 Pearl Properties (Properties Development &
Management)
 Asset Management (FML Asset Management Company)

 Nature of target market
 Mass market:
 Micro insurance products with low sums assured & premiums
Micro Savings products (unit trusts).
 Informal sector penetration.
 Distribution costs managed via e-channels delivery of
products and payment solutions.
 Develop products that resonate with culture aspirations and
lifelong connectivity.
 High net-worth clients.
 Corporate Clients across entire product portfolio.
 Customised product offering : a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach will no
longer suffice.

Weaknesses facing the business
and industry
 Lack of Confidence (Fear Of Z$
Return).
 Weakening Premiums (due to
company closures & arrears).
 Rate undercutting.
 Shallow financial markets
affecting Capital Raising for
optimal capitalisation of
general insurance companies.
 Underdeveloped life insurance
outside of S. Africa.
 Decimation of middle class.
 Falling Insurance density.
 Inadequate (mortality) data
complicates risk pricing.
 Fragmented market limits risk
pools & economies of scale
benefits.
 Frequent uneven weather
patterns limit product
development.

Prospects for the industry & First Mutual
 Low penetration ratio presents growth opportunity.
 Emergence of the middle class (commonly known as black
diamonds) over time.
 Insurance companies traditionally target only the richest 5% of
the adult population, with most poor people having no
insurance.
 Scope for growth in low income group using low value
premiums and high volumes.
 Lower & Middle class to be primary drivers of pensions and life
insurance segments.

 Technical & Equity partners can boost balance sheet & capacity
to write more business.
 IPEC expects a marked increase from 3% to double digit
penetration on back of innovative solutions.
 Increased co-operation between insurers and banks via cross-
selling are expected to encourage growth.
 Informal sector products and services.
 Adoption of sound economic policies to stimulate economic
recovery.
 Re-industrialisation & economic transformation to create more
formal jobs.

 Leveraging on technologies to drive penetration ratios
 Riding on e-channels to lower costs of revenue collection
(premium payments) and claims pay-outs.
 According to the York Times, writing tiny policies is only
feasible if the process of signing people up, verifying claims
and making pay-outs is nearly free.
 e-channels can make it sufficiently cheap for Africa &
Zimbabwe.
 Lesotho has EcoSure, Zim has EcoFarmer & e-FML, Kenya
has Kilima Salama (certainly the most robust of all
e-channels).

 Leveraging on technologies to drive penetration ratios …
 Business Monitor International (BMI) noted that Kenyan
companies seem to be more innovative than those in other
African countries.
 Kenyans can pay premiums via their mobile phones through
platforms like M-PESA and Airtel Money.
 Zimbabwe is driving towards the same ICT leverage over
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
 Technical partnerships with MNOs key for rapid
implementation.

Way forward for Industry
 Re-designing existing products to make them simpler and
creating relevant, innovative new ones;
 Customer education on the importance and necessity of
insurance cover/ savings accumulation;
 A more educated consumer base will demand services
and products that serve its needs;
 Using social media and technology to reach the untapped lower
end of the market;
 Promoting the image of insurers (currently, there is a lack of trust
in insurers);
 Improving the functioning of member companies; and
 Improved regulatory oversight to curb against rate undercutting
and other such practices that destabilises the sector.

Way forward for Industry
 Products for low income earners & promoting micro-insurance
and or micro-finance.
 We believe that :-
 there is substantial scope for future growth,
 there are profitable opportunities for those willing to take
on some risks and are innovative enough,
 success inherently will depend on ability to design new and
relevant products,
 as the economy recovers so will GDP per capita and
insurance density,
 Now is the time to go into the Zimbabwean Insurance
market.

What is First Mutual Holdings
looking for?
 Technical partnerships for expertise in underwriting
specialist risks,
 Technical partnerships for e-delivery channels to lower
marketing & distribution costs especially on micro
insurance/savings,
 Equity partnerships for balance sheet capacitation (JVs, and
or private placements),
 We are on the ground; let us be your partner for entering
Zimbabwe insurance market.

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