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      Insurance CEOs are optimistic about future growth, driven by rapid AI adoption, high-impact M&A, and a focus on operational efficiency. Leaders are prioritizing workforce upskilling and building trust in AI, while navigating regulatory pressures. Despite ongoing uncertainty, the sector remains confident in achieving profitable growth through effective risk management and customer service that blends human and technological strengths.

      Explore how insurance CEOs are combining technology and human expertise to build resilient, future-ready organizations. Download the report to uncover the trends, challenges, and opportunities that defining the insurance sector.


      "Insurance leaders across Africa are navigating a complex operating environment, but they are doing so from a position of growing confidence. AI presents enormous opportunity to improve efficiency, risk assessment and customer engagement. However, sustainable success will depend on responsible adoption, workforce readiness and strong cyber resilience. Insurers that balance innovation with trust will be best placed to outperform.” The appetite for inorganic growth remains strong, with the insurance sector showing one of the highest levels of high-impact mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity globally, a trend reflected in several African markets in recent years".
      Mark Danckwerts

      Partner: Head of Insurance

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      KPMG 2025 Insurance CEO Outlook

      Explore how insurance leaders are leveraging AI, deal-making, talent strategies, and risk management to build future-ready organizations


      The 11th edition of the KPMG CEO Outlook, based on insights from 1,350 CEOs, offers a unique perspective on their mindset, strategies, and planning approaches. This report focuses exclusively on the 110 Insurance CEOs surveyed, representing life, auto, home, property and casualty, health, reinsurance and broker organizations. Download the report to uncover the trends, challenges, and opportunities that defining the insurance sector.


      Key findings


      Why download the report?

      By downloading the 2025 Insurance CEO Outlook report, you will:

      • Learn why 82% of insurance CEOs are confident in their company’s growth prospects for 2025, despite ongoing uncertainty.
      • Discover how 73% of CEOs are prioritizing AI investments to streamline underwriting, claims, and customer experience.
      • See how 77% of CEOs identify workforce transformation and upskilling for AI as a top constraint — and opportunity — for future growth.
      • Understand how 83% of CEOs are focused on strengthening risk management and cyber resilience to protect their organizations and customers.

      Unlock the perspectives and strategies that will help you lead with confidence and shape the future of insurance.

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      CEOs are confident in growth through smart risk management, operational efficiency, and human-AI collaboration.

      Meet the experts

      Pierre Fourie

      Africa Head of Financial Services

      KPMG in South Africa

      Mark Danckwerts

      Partner

      KPMG in South Africa

      Derek Vice

      Partner

      KPMG in South Africa

      Riaz Muradmia

      Partner

      KPMG in South Africa