Principal Officer of Bonitas , Lee Callakoppen accepted the award from News24 Business Editor , Helena Wasserman . ( Picture credit : Natalie Gabriels )
BONITAS WINS " MEDICAL SCHEME OF THE YEAR "
At the inaugural News24 Business Awards ceremony in Cape Town this month , Bonitas was awarded Medical Scheme of the Year . News24 recognised companies and CEOs doing excellent work in building their business while also going above and beyond in strategic leadership , transparency and building a better South Africa . News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson says : ' From our engagement with the corporate sector , we are well aware that some companies do more than others when it comes to communication , leadership and taking on responsibility '.
The Scheme also received high marks in other areas of assessment . Bonitas Principal Officer , Lee Callakoppen , dedicated the award to Bonitas ’ members . He said : ‘ Healthcare is very emotive and illness is always a challenging time . The global pandemic highlighted the importance of having access to quality healthcare . Bonitas is driven to helping members ‘ get out of sickbeds ’ and take care of their health .’
' The awards were the culmination of two years of planning and hard work that started with a question we have been grappling with for some time : How do we recognise companies and CEOs who are doing excellent work in building their businesses while also going above and beyond in innovation , strategic leadership , client service , transparency and building a better SA ?'
The News24 Business team of journalists also assessed product offerings , consumer platforms and corporate social investment initiatives . Transparency , media relations and public relations were also evaluated .
' To audit the inputs and the weightings , an actuarial consultant was employed to confirm the winning parties in each category ,' says Basson .' Our team of journalists gave Bonitas a perfect score for how easy it was to understand its offering . Bonitas received an outstanding assessment of its platform and communication .'
OTHER WINNERS
• Royal Bafokeng Platinum ’ s long-serving CEO , Steve Phiri , was named News24 ’ s first CEO of the Year
• Woolworths is the Company of the Year
• Investec is News24 Bank of the Year
• Sanlam is News24 Long-term Insurer of the Year
• OUTsurance is the Short-term Insurer of the Year
' Our team of journalists gave Bonitas a perfect score for how easy it was to understand its offering . Bonitas received an outstanding assessment of its platform and communication '
Bonitas Member Magazine Issue 2 | 2023
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