Also featuring on the agenda, was the occasion of AVBOB’s centenary held on 15 August 2018. To commemorate this milestone, a number of celebratory events were arranged during which the Society announced that it had allocated R3,5 billion to policyholders through a new policy benefit known as the AVBOB Reward Account. The allocation provides AVBOB policyholders the opportunity to share in the long-term success of the Society. Policyholders will be entitled to claim the amount in the AVBOB Reward Account after the main life insured reaches the age of 65, subject to the policy having been in force for at least 10 years*. Furthermore, true to our family values, AVBOBawarded a nominal centenary bonus payment to all staff and pensioners (excluding senior management) as a token of appreciation for their contribution to the success of the Society.
Professor Delport het sy dankbaarheid uitgespreek vir sy posisie as voorsitter van die raad in hierdie stadium van ‘n inspirerende reis, en ook sy lof vir die uniekheid en sukses van AVBOB se besigheidsmodel. “Ons besigheidsmodel vorm die hartklop van alles wat ons doen,” het hy verduidelik. “Dit is die rugsteun van ons groei en bepaal die aktiwiteite waarby ons betrokke raak, die verhoudings waarop ons staatmaak en die uitsette en resultate wat ons ten doel het om te bereik. Ons doel is om waarde vir al ons belanghebbers oor die kort- medium- en langtermyn te skep.” Met spesiale verwysing na AVBOB se posisionering as ‘n familie, het Delport daarop gewys dat die AVBOB van vandag ‘n bloudruk is vir die manier waarop die hele Suid-Afrikaanse bevolking bedien behoort te word. Dit word onderlê deur die genootskap se klem op waardigheid vir hul kliënte wanneer dit die nodigste is.
Nog ‘n belangrike punt op die agenda was die viering van AVBOB se 100ste bestaansjaar wat op 15 Augustus 2018 plaasgevind het. Om hierdie mylpaal te vier, is ‘n aantal spesiale geleenthede gereël waartydens die genootskap aangekondig het dat R3.5 miljard aan polishouers toegewys sal word in die vorm van ‘n nuwe polisvoordeel, die AVBOBBeloningsrekening. Dié toewysing bied aan AVBOB-polishouers die geleentheid om in die langtermyn sukses van die genootskap te deel. Polishouers is geregtig om die bedrag in die Beloningsrekening op te eis wanneer die hoofversekerde die ouderdom van 65 bereik, mits die polis vir minstens 10 jaar van krag was*. As ‘n verdere bewys van ons familiewaardes, het AVBOB ook ‘n nominale eeufeesbonusbetaling gemaak aan alle personeel en pensionarisse (senior bestuur uitgesluit) as ‘n blyk van waardering vir hul bydrae tot die Groep se sukses.
Ukusuka enzuzweni kuza ezikondlweni: I-AVBOB AGM ibonisa futhi ihalalisele impumelelo
Enye indaba ephambili eyadingidwa, kwakuwumcimbi we AVBOB weminyaka eyikhulu owawenziwe mhlaka 15 August 2018. Ukugubha lesi sigameko esikhulu, kwakuhlelwe izenzakalo eziningi zokuhalalisa lapho le Nhlangano yamemezela ukuthi ibekele ecaleni u-R3,5 billion ozodluliselwa kubanikazi bamapholisi ngenzuzo entsha eyaziwa ngokuthi yi AVBOB Reward Account. Lenzuzo inikeza abanikazi bamapholisi be AVBOB ithuba lokuhlanganyela empumelelweni yesikhathi eside yeNkampani. Abanikazi bamapholisi bazoba nelungelo lokufaka isibizo ku AVBOB Reward Account ngemva kokuba umnikazi wepholisi esefi nyelele iminyaka yobudala engu 65, kuye ngokuthi ipholisi ibilokhu ikhona futhi iqhubeka okungenani iminyaka eyi 10*. Phezu kwalokho, ngenxa yokwazisa kwethu umndeni, i-AVBOB inikeze ibhonasi yeminyaka eyikhulu kubo bonke abasebenzi kuhlanganise nalabo asebathatha umhlala phansi (ngaphandle kwabaphathi abaphezulu) njengendlela yokubonga ingxenye ababa nayo empumelelweni yeNkampani.
According to Frik Rademan, AVBOB Chief Executive Officer, “this year marks AVBOB’s 100th year in business. The R 3,5 billion benefit allocation provides AVBOB members the opportunity to share in the long-term success of the group. As a mutual society, AVBOB does not have shareholders who expect to receive dividends. We are able to s hare our profits with our members in the form of special bonuses and enhanced benefits – without the member incurring additional expense. This year, as part of our centenary celebrations, we decided to do something extra special for our members.”
"A 100-poem print anthology was created from the website entries, including specially commissioned poems from
SA’s top poets. The 100th poem, fittingly, was delivered in the Khoisan language, Nǀuu, from the words of
Ouma Katriena Esau, one of the last four surviving speakers of this dialect."
As ‘n onderlinge vereniging het AVBOB geen eksterne aandeelhouers wat dividende ontvang nie.
Oor die jare het ons miljarde rande aan ons lede toegewys in van spesiale bonusse en gratis begrafnisvoordele. Op 15 Augustus 2018, in ons eeufeesjaar, wys ons die enkel- grootste bonus van R3.5 miljard aan ons lede toe, wat weer eens dui op ons vermoë om ons lede te bemagtig en toegang tot ekonomiese deelname te bewerkstellig.
Njengoba lenhlangano iya ikhula, kwavela, isiqubulo esasifanele, esithi ‘I-AVBOBikuyo yonke indawo’. Futhi i-AVBOB kwakungeka wonke wonke. Ngasekupheleni kuka 1947, i-AVBOB yaba yinkampani yokuqala yokuthengisela zonke izinhlanga umshwalense wokungcwaba.
Kuyacaca futhi, ukuthi lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-AVBOB iyinkampani yemisebenzi yomusa ebantwini ekholelwa wukubhekela izidingo zesizwe sakithi, izidingo ezingale kwenjongo yethu yokuhlinzeka ngokungcwaba nomshwalense wokungcwaba. Yilokho okwabangela i-AVBOB ukuba ibe yinhlangano yomshwalense womunye nomunye (mutual assurance) ngo 1951, nokuthi kungani ibilokhu ilwela ukuba yinhlangano enjalo kuze kube yilolu suku.
Akujwayelekile ngempela ukuthola inkampani ekwazi ukuhambisana noshintsho ngempumelelo kanjena, futhi ibe ilokhu iqhubeka nenjongo yayo. I-AVBOBineminyaka nje eyi 100 ikhona, futhi izimisele ukuqhubeka ihambisana noshintsho noguquko. Yingakho abasebenzi bethu, kusukela kophezulu kuze kufike kophansi, bengumphakathi oxubile njengokulandela ukuzibophezela kwethu ekunakekeleni bonke abantu – kungabikhona isigejana sabanamalungelo abanye benganawo.