Meet the 1.618 Team.
The 1.618 team is made up of highly skilled Advisors, whose objective it is to ensure
that you have comprehensive cover in place to protect your belongings and loved ones. With services in
short-term Insurance, we are dedicated to ensuring that you reap paramount benefits through our planners’
professionalism.
Michelle Bates
Office Manager & Commercial Specialist
Michelle has been in the short term broking industry for over 25 years. She is
happy to be
employed with the 1.618 Group as office manager on the short term division as
well as a
commercial sales executive. She has a wealth of knowledge and aims to facilitate
and
maintain high-quality standards from a motivated team to ensure that clients’
needs are
always a priority. Michelle is dedicated and committed to 1.618 Short Term
Consulting and
aims to ensure that everyone is aligned in their drive to be the best with
excellent service
and a commitment to doing what is best for clients. She is loyal and believes
1.618 is a
company that can enable a real partnership relationship based on confidence,
credibility and
mutual benefit.
michelle.bates@1618.co.za
Alan Oosthuizen
Underwriting and New Business Manager
Alan has 7 years experience in the short term insurance industry and is fully
FAIS
compliant, working previously at an insurer where he started off handling claims
and
domestic sales and then moved on to specialise in commercial insurance. Alan
joined 1.618 in
February 2019 and now manages underwriting and new business. His attention to
detail when
dealing with clients means he can easily identify any possible shortfalls and
ensure clients
are given the best possible service and advice.
alan@1618.co.za
Natalie Vrey
Accounts Executive
Natalie has over 7 year's experience in the short term industry, during which
she has learnt
how to generate leads and sit in front of high-income individuals and business
owners. She
is a young professional constantly looking to develop her talents in the
Financial and
Insurance industry, specialising in domestic and commercial insurance
sales.
natalie@1618.co.za
Zjizelle da Silva
Commercial Specialist
Zjizelle da Silva has been a broker in the
short term insurance industry for 6 years
where she started off with personal lines
and very quickly went into commercial
insurance. She has a passion for helping
people and found her niche when she
started working in commercial insurance,
finding it both challenging and rewarding
at the same time. Helping clients make
sure their businesses are insured
accurately, and making sure the service
delivery from the supplier is of great
quality is what drives her success.
Therefore when the opportunity arose to
join a driven team who believed in the
same things, she grabbed it with both
hands and joined the 1.618 STS team.
Zjizelle loves making a difference and
taking hold of opportunity.
zjizelle@1618.co.za
Henk Le Roux
Sale Executive
With over 12 years insurance, sales and client service experience behind him,
Henk Le Roux
has been at the frontlines in getting clients the best possible coverage as a
broker. With
his level of commitment, diligence and sheer passion for the industry he adds
infinite value
to our clients at 1.618 Short Term Solutions.
henk@1618.co.za
Manjay Ramjanum
Short Term Insurance Specialist
Manjay has been in short term insurance since 1999 and has great passion and enthusiasm helping clients to make the best informed choices. He has worked with major insures like Santam, Telesure Group , Administrative Houses and Sanlam. His attention to detail ensures that his clients have peace of mind when consulting with him. His work and life experience is aligned with 1.618 to go beyond expectation.
Lauren Jacklin
Administrative Manager – Commercial Lines
Lauren has worked alongside managing director Grant Carter for 11 years, and
specialises in
short term commercial and personal lines administration and claims. For the last
9 years,
she has managed the administrative and claims in commercial lines and manages
our Durban
short term offices. Working with people is Lauren’s passion, and she prides
herself in being
direct, communicative and keeping clients satisfied and informed on their
commercial
policies.
lauren@1618.co.za
Mogie Singh
Administrative Manager
Mogie has been in the short term industry for the past 15 years. She started
gaining her
knowledge with ABSA Brokers dealing with commercial and domestic portfolios. She
was also a
financial planner with ABSA Advisors but returned to the short term sector. She
then moved
on to CIB where she was the sales assistant for the KZN region dealing with
brokers only.
Her passion and joy for liaising directly with clients brought her to her
current position
with 1.618 Short Term Solutions. She has excellent relationships with clients
attending to
all their claims and queries and ensures that all their insurance needs are met.
Her drive
for perfection in her tasks and her light-hearted personality promises to keep
clients happy
with their choice of brokerage.
mogie@1618.co.za
Lorraine Oosthuizen
Commercial Claims Specialist
Lorraine is an ambitious Commercial Claims Specialist who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task that she undertakes, or situation that she is presented with. She thrives on new challenges irrespective of how large or small and believes that one should be part of learning organisations to ensure effective learning and development. She has 7 years’ experience in the Short Term Insurance industry where she strives to make a significant contribution by applying her skills and knowledge.
Desiree Varvarigos
Personal & Commercial Lines Administrator
Desiree has been in the short-term insurance industry for the past 19 years. She started gaining her knowledge with CIB dealing with domestic portfolios. She then moved from underwriting to personal and commercial claims at AC&E. She also has a broker consultant background which is advantageous in the broker space knowing the other side of the fence from the insurers point of view. Her passion and joy for liaising directly with clients brought her to her current position with 1.618 Short Term Solutions. She is a versatile and results orientated professional with good communication skills and an enthusiastic nature. She ensures an exceptional customer experience in the service she provides
Ebrahim Laher
Accounts Executive
Ebrahim has been in the Short Term Insurance industry as a broker for over 20 years and has extensive knowledge and experience in underwriting, client servicing as well as in sales. Starting off in Personal Lines underwriting, moving to Commercial Lines and thereafter to Client Servicing and New Business. He has a passion for the industry and strives to facilitate high quality standards.He prides himself on developing relationships with clients and finding the best possible coverage for them whilst maintaining high service delivery levels.
The Golden Ratio.
The “Golden Ratio” is a mathematical proportion expressed algebraically as the ratio 1.618. It is found everywhere in music, art, architecture and nature. French composer Claude Debussy used the Golden Ratio in his Reflets dans l’eau musical piece, Mozart divided a significant number of his sonatas into parts which reflect it, Le Corbusier used it in his architecture, and Leonardo da Vinci used it in his exquisite painting, the Mona Lisa. The ancient Greeks used the Golden Ratio in building the Parthenon, and it was utilised by the Egyptians in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in the twentieth century BC. The ratio is evident in the seed patterns within sunflowers, the leaf arrangement of flower petals, and the spiral structure of the nautilus shell, from which our symbol is derived.
