Ericsson wrote:That is the problem as an insurance company in Kenya when you fail to invest in property and real estate.
This would have given some income through revaluation and rental income.
Problem is Sanlam PLC doesn't want anything to do with real estate in kenya.
Too baaaad with the south african mode of business
The SA insurance business is actually focused on high quality real estate developments. Sandton City is owned by Liberty.
Sanlam the parent company is also in real estate
https://www.sanlaminvest...ts.com/sanlamproperties
Also, Sanlam is the pre-cursor to Pan African Life which developed most of Runda and the press release clearly states..lower income from property sales.
And in general, you can't run a life insurance business with no property investments unless your persistency is on a multi-year negative trend or you are in run-off.
Investment philosophy development in progress...