Unbundled: South Africa's insurers
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The life insurance industry in South Africa exerts an unusual amount of control on the country's economy and stock market, due in part to trade limitations imposed by rules about apartheid. Successful companies are diversifying their holdings into foreign holdings rather than the country.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Insurance and the Holocaust: life insurance was a favourite investment of European Jews before the second world war. Where are those policies now?
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Assets that once belonged to people killed during World War II are the subject of great controversy. Family members of Holocaust victims are experiencing road blocks in their quest to discover information about life insurance policies that require payment from insurers.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Low life
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Problems facing British life insurers, and trends in the industry, are examined in detail.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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