BrightRock loving life in the Sanlam family, growing strongly - CEO Schalk Malan

South Africa’s disruptive life assurer BrightRock appears to be confirming the wisdom of a ‘two horses in the race’ approach by holding company Sanlam, which acquired 100% of the business in February after six years its the majority shareholder. In this interview, Brightrock CEO Schalk Malan talks about the former start-up’s performance in the corporate family and why Sanlam relationship has supported the founding team’s growth ambitions. The qualified actuary also shares hard facts about COVID-19's mortality impact on South Africans, putting to bed claims that the virus was little more than “a bad flu”. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.