Dr. Pontsho B Mokoena

Dr. Pontsho B Mokoena

Reinsurance Broker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Risk & Insurance Officer | Academic Researcher | Trustee | Board Member

  • Education

    • Center of Research for Energy and Climate Change (CRECC)

      2024 -
      Associate Researcher Risk Management & Artificial Intelligence

      As an Associate Researcher, I will be working alongside peer researchers to conduct research in specialized fields for publication, higher education, academic conferences and related journals and articles.

    • PSB Paris School of Business

      2020 - 2023
      Executive Doctorate of Business Administration Degree in Predictive Risk Management Mathematics
    • University of Leicester

      2015 - 2018
      Master of Science Degree in Actuarial Science Mathematics
    • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

      2006 - 2008
      Advanced Insurance Practice Insurance n/a
    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2001 - 2004
      Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Business Finance & Insurance and Risk Management Finance, Insurance, Risk Management n/a
  • Experience

    • Aon

      Jan 2008 - Jun 2010
      Reinsurance Broker
    • Road Freight And Logistics Industry Provident Fund

      Apr 2008 - Apr 2013

      As an independent trustee, my role is to perform an oversight role while providing the Board with strategic guidance and input.

      • Independent Trustee & Member of the Board

        Apr 2008 - Apr 2013
      • Principal Officer of the Beneficiary Trust

        Apr 2008 - Apr 2013
      • Member of the Investment Committee

        Apr 2008 - Sept 2010
    • Guy Carpenter

      Jul 2010 - Aug 2014
      Vice President

      Reinsurance broking on SA, Rest of Africa and UK reinsurance programmes. Structuring and pricing of property/ engineering/ liability/ marine and motor books and pricing of risk and cat layers across varied programmes

    • Liberty Group South Africa

      Jan 2015 - Oct 2017
      Head: Direct Distribution

      We are specialists in Employee Benefits Consulting, Asset Consulting, PRMA Consulting, Actuarial Consulting, Risk Consulting, Pension and Provident Fund Administration both for Umbrella Funds and Stand Alone Funds, Risk Benefits Underwriting - we have the best Educator Benefit in the market, Pre-Retirement Investments - we have the cheapest Passives in the market, Post Retirement Solutions, Liability Driven Solutions. Liberty....the Advantage of Knowing!

    • Transport Sector Provident Fund

      May 2018 - Nov 2022
      • Independent Trustee & Member of the Board

        May 2018 - Nov 2022
      • Member of the Investment Committee

        May 2018 - Nov 2022
    • Old Mutual South Africa

      May 2018 - Dec 2019
      Senior Business Development Executive
    • ONE Barloworld Retirement Fund

      Jan 2020 - now

      As the Principal Officer of the ONE Barloworld Retirement Fund, I am the Executive charged with providing the strategic leadership of the fund to ensure that our members are able to retire, not just comfortably, but above their replacement ratio. My most noteworthy achievement is that of amalgamating in excess of 8 retirement funds into the ONE Barloworld Retirement Fund in 2022. This had the desirous outcome of our members realizing uniform access to advanced skillset, uniform benefits, uniform investment portfolios and uniform contributions scales, enabling ease of mobility within the organization. Show less

      • Principal Officer & Member of the Management Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Chairperson of the Investment Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Chairperson of the RCC Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
    • Barloworld Medical Scheme

      Jan 2020 - now

      As the Principal Officer of the Barloworld Medical Scheme, I am the Executive responsible for providing our members with an above par healthcare platform that ensures the wellness and sustainable health for our members and their beneficiaries.Leading the scheme, the organization and our members through the biggest healthcare pandemic of our time, the Covid-19 pandemic remains my biggest achievement. We quickly had to learn how to offer vaccination options to our members that supported the drive by the NDoH whilst ensuring our members remained adequately informed to enable them to make educated decisions for themselves and their families. Show less

      • Principal Officer & Member of the Board

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Chairperson of the Investment Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Chairperson of the Admin & Ex-Gratia Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Chairperson of the Disputes Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Member of the Audit & Risk Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
    • Barloworld Limited

      Jun 2020 - now

      As the Group Head for Barloworld’s Enterprise Risk Management and Insurance function, I am the Executive in charge of the organization’s state of readiness against a myriad of potential hazards as well as the readiness to realize potential opportunities. Our business continuity continuum of time, ensures that we are able to understand our emergency preparedness, our ability to manage crisis and the strength of our disaster recovery process in returning the business to normal operations. Our Group’s short term Insurance Programme which spans across 13 classes of insurance across all of Barloworld’s countries of operation is managed solely from my office to provide the Group with uniform and universal insurance coverage. Show less

      • Executive: Risk and Insurance

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Member of the Corporate Office Management Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Member of the Cell Captive Committee

        Jan 2020 - now
      • Member of the Crisis Committee

        Jun 2020 - now
    • Board of Healthcare Funders

      Sept 2024 - now
      • Non Executive Director

        Sept 2024 - now
      • Member of the Governance Committee

        Sept 2024 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Associate

      Institute of Risk Management South Africa - IRMSA
      Aug 2021
    • Fellow

      Insurance Institute of South Africa
      Jul 2008
    • Customer Experience Management

      University of Pretoria
      Jun 2017
  • Volunteer Experience

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