bagged R17.5 million in total pay, bonus and incentives. This was R6.68 million more than in 2020, the year in which Santam suspended dividends and was in and out of courts seeking clarity on whether it should pay lockdown-related business interruption claims.
That said, Lambrechts' total remuneration in 2021 was lower than in the two years preceding the pandemic. In 2019, she earned R19.17 million, slightly more than the R18.5 million she got in 2018. Of the R17.5 million total pay the outgoing CEO earned in 2021, R8.1 million was a performance bonus after Santam grew its headline earnings per share by 175% compared to 2020 - from R9.05 to R24.95. The insurer also recovered its net underwriting margin to 8% from 2.5% in 2020, indicating that Santam was paying less from its collected premiums as claims last year.Lambrechts' guaranteed salary package from the company was R6.17 million.
Although Lambrechts and her executive team got some flak for approaching the courts about the lockdown claims, she's consistently maintained that it was the right thing to do; otherwise, Santam might not have received the reinsurers' support. that she believed this was the correct move to ensure Santam's solvency.
That court challenge saved Santam R450 million of the business interruption provision it had set aside in 2020, possibly leaving the insurer with more money to reward the executive who fought to the point that court rulings forced reinsurers to pay their portion too., who became the CEO of Santam on Friday. She will, however, stay on at the group until the end of June to help with the transition.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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