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THREAD: On a Date with Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe.
#1. History,
1836, Sergeant John Adams and 5 other lawyers form what is now known as Legal & General Group UK in a coffee shop.
1936, Legal & General open their first branch in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
1977, the business is incorporated in Zimbabwe
1988, a Zimbabwean consortium buys the long term assurance business and change its name to Fidelity Life Assurance.
1996, Zimbabwe Actuarial Consultancy formed followed 2 years later by Fidelity Life Asset Management (FLAM).
2003, listed on the ZSE.
#2. Operations,
Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe is a holding company which offers,
1. Life Insurance
2. Medical Insurance
3. Funeral Assurance
4. Asset Management
5. Loans
6. Residential Stands
7. Actuarial Services
Operates in Zimbabwe and Malawi.
#3. Subsidiaries,
Fidelity Life Assurance
51% contribution of the group's revenue specialising in personal and business insurance policies.
Vanguard Life Assurance
62% owned by the group. It is a Malawi based unit that specialise in insurance policies.
Fidelity Life Financial Services
A wholly owned subsidiary which specialises in loan disbursements,
Farmer's short term loans are offered to sugarcane farmers in the lowveld.
Salary based loans are extended to individuals whose employers have an MOU.
Fidelity Funeral Services
91% owned by the group. Specialist in funeral policies.
Fidelity Life Asset Management
96% owned by the group. Wealth management specialist.
Actuarial Consultancy
100% owned subsidiary that develops insurance products.
Fidelity Life Medical Aid Services (FLIMAS)
+8 medical aid packages to cater for different clients needs.
Property Development
Fidelity Southview Park
5,300 residential stands averaging 240 sqm in development.
Langford Estate
81% owned of the 834 hectares of prime land near Harare bought from CFI.
#4. Competitors,
The key listed and non listed rivals for the group are,
ZB Financial Holdings
CBZ Holdings
FBC Holdings
Nyaradzo
Doves
First Mutual Holdings
Premier Medical Aid Services
CIMAS
#5. Shareholding,
66,95% is owned by Zimre Holdings an entity listed on the ZSE.
22,93% is owned by Turismo Investments.
#6. Share Price,
11 ZWL per share as at Dec 17, 2021
1.90 ZWL per share at the start of the 2021.
477% gained to date
17th on year to date performance ranking
43rd most traded stock on the ZSE in the past 3 months to Dec 17.
108,923,291 issued shares
#7. Pitch
Strong institutional shareholders.
Diversified income risk, Malawi unit contributing 8%.
If Fidelity wins Langford Estate the firm's growth becomes solid
Each week will be on a DATE with a company listed on the ZSE.
The purpose of this thread is to have a minimum appreciation of listed firms.
Disclaimer: Do not misconstrue this thread as investment advise DATE companies before you buy its shares.
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