Momentum Group is a South African-based financial services group. Our retail and specialist brands drive to build and protect our client's financial dreams.
Momentum Group is one of South Africa's largest life insurers and integrated financial services companies, operating through brands like Momentum, Metropolitan, Guardrisk, and Eris Properties.
With 126 years of proud heritage, we have been building and protecting clients' financial dreams through our client-facing retail and specialist brands.
We operate in South Africa, the UK, Guernsey, India, Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Gibraltar and Mauritius.
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At Momentum Group, our purpose, to build and protect our clients' financial dreams, is brought to life through our culture behaviours. These behaviours guide how we do business, collaborate with one another, and engage with our clients and internal stakeholders.
We obsess about how we make our clients feel.
Our authentic connections make this a great place.
We champion empowered ownership.
We embody unreasonable excellence.
We act with courage.
We collaborate for collective success.
Through our client-facing brands Momentum and Metropolitan, and our other specialist brands, Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, our purpose is to drive to build and protect our clients’ financial dreams.
Momentum was established in 1966 and has grown organically and as well as through strategic acquisitions and mergers. The company became known as Momentum in 1973 when Momentum Assurance Corporation was acquired.
We started as African Home Trust in 1897. While we've grown organically throughout the years, our mission remains intact: to help South Africans reach their financial goals.
Guardrisk offers its clients custom designed cover and is registered in South Africa as an insurer for all statutory classes of non-life and life insurance business.
Eris Property Group (Eris) is a fully integrated property development and services group which provides a range of commercial property skills in the South African and sub-Saharan African markets.
Our diverse leadership team, comprised of our esteemed boards of directors and executive committees, brings unparalleled experience and expertise to drive business growth in South Africa. These visionary leaders, renowned for their remarkable knowledge and impressive track records, epitomise excellence and are the cornerstone of our success.
We treat everyone with dignity, compassion, and care. We strive to impact lives and make our people's aspirations a reality and believe there is power in the possibility of what can be achieved when we put our minds to it. This is a place where our people love to work, a place they call home. Because of this, our valued clients are also made to feel like they are part of our family.
We advocate ongoing employee development to promote learning and skills advancement.
We prioritise creating a culture where every employee feels represented and included.
We promote a culture of well-being. Our wellness programmes support employees' mental, physical and financial health.
We encourage our employees to make meaningful contributions to better communities.
We offer candidates theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the workplace in their area of study.
We support employees with the resources to complete their actuarial exams before transferring to Fellowship.
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Asset management and property management
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Our purpose is centred on prioritising our service to our clients, enhancing the well-being of B2B and B2A partners and creating a positive ripple effect that benefits our communities and South Africa.
We are united by a shared commitment to improve lives, advance our industry and economy, and offer a sense of certainty in an increasingly uncertain world. We undertake these actions with impactful dedication and purpose.
Our new IMPACT strategy is based on the following 6 Group-level strategic objectives:
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