John Melville
Director of Insurance Companies
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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500+ connections
About
Insurance industry professional and non-executive director of two insurance and one reinsurance company
Chief Underwriting Officer of Santam (2010 - 2023). Overall responsibility for the underwriting function, actuarial solutions, and reinsurance (including Santam Re). Also responsible for Santam’s international insurance investments in Africa, India and Malaysia.
Previous board member of of a range of companies including Sanlam Emerging Markets, MiWay Insurance, Sanlam Assurance of Morocco, Saham Reinsurance (Mauritius), Emerald Risk Transfer, Stalker Hutchison Admiral, Mirabilis Engineering Underwriters, and Santam Re.
Chairman of the SA Insurance Association Board sub-committee for Insurance Risks until June 2023.
Chief Executive of Metropolitan Employee Benefits until 2010. This covered providing financial products and services to groups of employees, including retirement fund administration, group insurance, investments, annuities and actuarial consulting. Member of the Group Executive Committee of Metropolitan Life, a director of life insurer Metropolitan Life Ltd, and other subsidiaries in the Metropolitan group at the time.
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So proud of the great team that I have the privilege to be part of.
So proud of the great team that I have the privilege to be part of.
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Well, this is fun… ☺️ I was featured in this article recently, in Asset magazine. https://lnkd.in/dhmf8y8A
Well, this is fun… ☺️ I was featured in this article recently, in Asset magazine. https://lnkd.in/dhmf8y8A
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Last night was the Cape Town book launch for Life Lessons: How to fail & win. We sold 24 books! Long way to go to bestseller status 😀 . Yet…
Last night was the Cape Town book launch for Life Lessons: How to fail & win. We sold 24 books! Long way to go to bestseller status 😀 . Yet…
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Experience
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Santam Insurance
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Executive Head: Underwriting, Reinsurance & International and Chief Underwriting Officer
Santam Insurance
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Metropolitan
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Consulting Actuary
Koch and Melville
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Education
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Institute of Directors of South Africa
Corporate Governance and Board Effectiveness
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IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs
Managing Corporate Resources Executive Programme Strategic Managememt
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Actuarial Society of South Africa
Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa
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Institute of Actuaries
Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Actuarial Science
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Grey High School
Matric
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Languages
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Afrikaans
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I am really excited by this new opportunity to help grow the Accredited business from it current great position to the next level. Looking forward to…
I am really excited by this new opportunity to help grow the Accredited business from it current great position to the next level. Looking forward to…
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I’m glad these women are in my life on more than just 1 day a year. Last week we had lunch with a new friend of mine, who was meeting Debbie for the…
I’m glad these women are in my life on more than just 1 day a year. Last week we had lunch with a new friend of mine, who was meeting Debbie for the…
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Well done Akani Simbine, Bayanda Walaza, Bradley Nkoana and Shaun Maswanganyi on your silver medal performance in the 4x100m relay…
Well done Akani Simbine, Bayanda Walaza, Bradley Nkoana and Shaun Maswanganyi on your silver medal performance in the 4x100m relay…
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Amazing woman! Loving mother and awesome wife … I am biased 🥰
Amazing woman! Loving mother and awesome wife … I am biased 🥰
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SanlamAllianz is delighted to announce that Armando Jorge Mota has been appointed as the new CEO of SANLAM ANGOLA SEGUROS as from 12 August 2024…
SanlamAllianz is delighted to announce that Armando Jorge Mota has been appointed as the new CEO of SANLAM ANGOLA SEGUROS as from 12 August 2024…
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Welcome to SanlamAllianz and to SANLAM ANGOLA SEGUROS, S.A Mr Armando Jorge Mota! We are looking forward to claiming back our top leadership position…
Welcome to SanlamAllianz and to SANLAM ANGOLA SEGUROS, S.A Mr Armando Jorge Mota! We are looking forward to claiming back our top leadership position…
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