Jan van Staden

Experience

Jan is a seasoned insurance industry leader with over 21 years’ experience in auditing, due diligence, advisory services and quality control reviews across the financial services sector, with a specific focus on insurance. He played a pivotal role in guiding clients through complex accounting and regulatory transitions, including the implementation and operationalization of IFRS 17.

Jan brings a unique blend of industry experience having served as Chief Financial Officer of the largest open medical scheme in South Africa, where he gained deep operational insights into healthcare and short-term insurance.

His expertise and experience cover the full spectrum of life and short-term insurance, reinsurance, cell-captives, open and closed medical schemes.

Clients supported include Hollard, Old Mutual, Discovery, Allan Gray, Momentum, Telesure, King Price, Dotsure, GEMS, GEPF etc.

Qualifications & Membership Affiliations

• Prudential Authority approval to sign off external audits of insurers
• Chartered Accountant South Africa (CA(SA))
• Registered Auditor
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• JSE-Accredited
• B.Accounting (Hons) (Stellenbosch)