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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MR J D NGWANE - CHAIRPERSON
Mr JD Ngwane is employed by the National Union of Mineworkers as Unit Head : Social Benefits . He assisted union negotiated retirement funds with a process involving harmonising of benefits , resulting in consolidation of funds . His self-insurance experience on retirement funds helped in reducing repudiated permanent disability claims , thus resulting in savings in premiums paid to the insurer and these reverting to the members fund credit . He assisted with medical aid comparisons across the mining industry thus resulting in that the chosen option , benefits and costs are favourable to the members and its families during hard financial times .
MR J BAGG - VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Mr J Bagg is a qualified actuary with over 40 years ’ actuarial , financial management and consulting experience . He served as Statutory Actuary for numerous life insurance companies and is a Trustee of various retirement funds . He also holds directorships at life insurance and reinsurance companies .
MR R COWLIN
Mr R Cowlin has over 23 years ’ experience in the medical aid industry and is involved in several aspects of the industry , including administration , marketing , product design and managed care . He held various top management positions within Medscheme and was the Managing Director of Aid for Aids for 10 years .
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Bonitas Member Magazine Issue 2 | 2021