Discovery Company Description
Discovery Limited provides various insurance products and services primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
It operates through SA Health, SA Life, SA Invest, SA Insure, SA Bank, UK Health, UK Life, and All Other segments.
The company offers health, life, car, travel, business, and home insurance products; motor, building, household content, and portable possessions insurance products; private medical insurance products; and commercial short-term risk insurance products.
It also provides pension and provident fund solutions; managed care services; financial solutions; investment products; retail banking solutions, including deposits and loans and advances; and Vitality, which offers health and lifestyle benefits.
The company was formerly known as Discovery Holdings Limited and changed its name to Discovery Limited in December 2012.
Discovery Limited was founded in 1992 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Country | South Africa |
Founded | 1992 |
Industry | Insurance - Life |
Sector | Financials |
Employees | 8,484 |
CEO | Adrian Gore |
Contact Details
Address: 1 Discovery Place Johannesburg, 2146 South Africa | |
Phone | 27 11 529 2888 |
Website | discovery.co.za |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | DSY |
Exchange | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
Fiscal Year | July - June |
Reporting Currency | ZAR |
ISIN Number | ZAE000022331 |
SIC Code | 6300 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
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Hylton D. Kallner BEconSc, FASSA, FFA | Chief Executive Officer of Discovery's South African Operations |
Neville S. Koopowitz B.Com., CFP | Chief Executive Officer of Vitality UK |
Adrian Gore ASA, B.Sc., BSc (Hons), FASSA, FFA | Founder, Group Chief Executive and Executive Director |
Deon Marius Viljoen B.Com., BCom (Hons), C.A., CA (SA) | Group Chief Financial Officer, Financial Director, Debt Officer and Executive Director |
Barry Swartzberg ASA, B.Sc., CFP, FASSA, FFA | Executive Director |
Derek Wilcocks B.Econ.Sc, B.Sc | Group Chief Information Officer |
David Danilowitz | Head of Investor Relations |
Khalik Mayet BA (Hons), LLB, LLM | Head of Legal Services |
Felicity Hudson | Head of Media Relations |
Firoze Bhorat | Chief Marketing Officer |