Research

The SA life and disability insurance gap - 2025

The South African insurance gap is estimated every three years by ASISA in partnership with True South Advisory. The insurance gap is defined as the difference between life and disability insurance cover in place and the actual amount required by households to maintain the same standard of living after the death or permanent disability of an income earner.

Click on the link below for the media releases of the 2025 Gap Study

For copies of the 2022 and 2019 South African Insurance Gap Reports kindly email info@asisa.org.za. 

 

Investing in South Africa's Infrastructure

 

South Africa is embarking on a significant expansion of its electricity grid (by 50%) to modernise the country’s distribution infrastructure. The Pensions for Infrastructure (P4I) project, managed by Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Sustainability Transitions on behalf of the National Planning Commission, and supported and sponsored by ASISA, aims to identify and address the barriers preventing South African pension funds from investing in public infrastructure. This presents a significant investment opportunity for ASISA members while supporting South Africa’s economic growth over the next decade.

“Investing in South Africa’s Infrastructure: The Case of the Transmission Development Plan” is an introductory paper designed to help ASISA members understand the key concepts and support more informed conversations around investment in South Africa’s transmission infrastructure.

Click here to download the introductory paper.