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Discovery Tough Mudders came, saw and conquered!
Press releases • Sep 15, 2018 14:59 CAT
The normally quiet grounds of Houwteq campus were transformed today into a mud-fuelled arena where gladiators challenged themselves to doing something new for the first time, taking part in the first ever Discovery Tough Mudder event on African shores.
The results are in – SA’s most active and best driving city revealed
Press releases • Sep 13, 2018 08:43 CAT
Cape Town leads the pack in healthy living and better driving.
Discovery delivers strong results as the Group launches new businesses and develops its bank and Global Vitality Platform
Press releases • Sep 04, 2018 10:00 CAT
Annual results show excellent performance across Discovery’s businesses with disciplined allocation of capital and cash.
Sumitomo Life launches Vitality in Japan
Press releases • Jul 17, 2018 09:23 CAT
Bringing the number of countries in which the Vitality Shared-Value Insurance model is available to 18.
2017 patient survey reveals experience of care in SA hospitals
Press releases • Jul 02, 2018 11:22 CAT
The results of the 2017 Discovery Health Patient Survey Scores (PaSS), unveiling the list of the leading 20 hospitals, as rated by patients based on their in-hospital experience, have been finalised and published on the Discovery website.
Millennials face a demonstrable insurance gap of R15 trillion
Press releases • Jun 28, 2018 12:42 CAT
South Africa’s young adults could bridge the growing life and disability insurance gap by diverting a fraction of their monthly lifestyle expenditure to financial services products. The largest insurance gap is currently presented by millennials between the age of 18 and 30 coupled by high levels of indebtedness and low savings.
Run your way to youthfulness this Youth Month
Press releases • Jun 06, 2018 11:51 CAT
June is full of excuses to start running your way to youthfulness and great health. With World Running Day on the 6th, it is also Youth Month and five years that Discovery Vitality has been a headline sponsor of parkrun SA.
Discovery launches Business Insurance
Press releases • May 15, 2018 13:10 CAT
Discovery today announced the launch of Discovery Business Insurance – a new type of shared value insurance focused on building better and “healthier” businesses.
Introducing Vitality Move
Press releases • May 14, 2018 10:45 CAT
It is estimated that nearly half (48.7%) of South Africans with hypertension have never been screened and therefore remain undiagnosed and unaware of their increased risk for heart disease and strokes.
Discovery Insure recognised as a Model Insurer at Celent Model Awards Program ceremony held in Boston, Massachusetts.
Press releases • Apr 25, 2018 11:46 CAT
At the 2018 Celent Model Awards Program ceremony held in Boston, Massachusetts, Discovery Insure’s Vitalitydrive smartphone programme was recognised as a Model Insurer in the Innovation and Emerging Technologies category.
Door-step deliveries of flu vaccinations to combat 2018 dangerous flu virus
Press releases • Apr 12, 2018 12:44 CAT
On 18 April 2018, from 10:00 to 15:00, Uber will not only be taking people across cities but also flu vaccinations. To help ensure more people have protection against flu and to make it more convenient for people to get vaccinated Discovery Health has partnered with Uber, Clicks and Dis-Chem.
Claims data from Discovery Health Medical Scheme, SA’s largest open medical scheme, give insight into country’s healthcare trends
Press releases • Apr 05, 2018 12:57 CAT
Discovery Health and Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS), the country’s largest open medical scheme with over 2.7 million members, today released insightful data into medical aid claims trends for the past year. DHMS paid over R50.6 billion in claims in 2017*, with R26.3 billion of those claims going towards hospital claims and R2.9 billion towards chronic conditions.
Discovery announces partnership with Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Press releases • Mar 28, 2018 14:05 CAT
Discovery Limited, the South African-founded financial services organisation guided by the core purpose of making people healthier and enhancing and protecting lives, announced today that they are the Official Wellness Partner to Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka.
A fierce flu season is expected: immunising early is the best defence
Press releases • Mar 12, 2018 10:30 CAT
Discovery Health recommends early vaccination against flu to protect everyone, including all high-risk members. The Winter’s colder months are almost here and this means that the time has once again come for us, living in the southern hemisphere, to take up the annual fight against flu.
Regulation 28 offshore limits to increase
Press releases • Feb 23, 2018 11:47 CAT
A key announcement by Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba this week included the increase in offshore allocations by institutional investors of 5%, meaning that institutional investors can now invest up to 30% offshore. However, institutional investors typically include retirement funds...
Discovery’s strong performance sets the foundation for further growth in 2018
Press releases • Feb 20, 2018 09:35 CAT
Group Chief Executive, Adrian Gore, shared the interim earnings and performance highlights of the Discovery Group for the six months ended 31 December 2017 with analysts.
Morningstar and PlexCrown Fund Ratings recognises exceptional performance by Discovery Invest
Press releases • Feb 14, 2018 11:53 CAT
Fresh from celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Discovery Invest is on the accolade trail with one of its flagship funds recently nominated for a Morningstar South Africa fund award, while the asset manager was ranked in the PlexusCrown Survey as the fourth best CIS management company in South Africa as at end December 2017...
South African triathletes ready for Commonwealth glory
Press releases • Feb 12, 2018 12:16 CAT
South Africa’s triathlon medal prospects at the Commonwealth Games look promising after team mates Richard Murray and Henri Schoeman bagged gold and silver respectively during the elite men’s race at the 2018 Discovery Triathlon World Cup Cape Town, on Sunday 11 February 2018 in Green Point.
Studies show the emotional state of a driver can impact safety on the road
Press releases • Jan 25, 2018 14:21 CAT
Texting while driving, and drinking and driving are known causes of severe road accidents and road deaths. Extreme emotions while driving can be equally as dangerous.
Run the Western Cape – in style – with the Discovery Vitality Run Series
Press releases • Jan 11, 2018 16:15 CAT
Following the overwhelming success of the Discovery Vitality Run Series in Johannesburg in 2017, Discovery Vitality is excited to announce the launch of the next Run Series in the Western Cape over February and March this year.