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Our milestones

Key Discovery milestones

YearMonthMilestone
2011March Discovery Vitality releases second Healthy Active Kids South Africa Report Card that highlights the current health status of South African children and youth.
February Discovery announces a joint venture with Humana, the fourth-largest health insurer in the United States. The agreement will see Humana capitalise a new entity, US-based Humana-Vitality, in which Discovery will hold a 25% share. Humana-Vitality will provide its 18 million members with access to the Vitality programme. Humana acquired a 25% share in The Vitality Group.
May Discovery launches Discovery Insure
SeptemberPort Elizabeth service centre opens
2010May Discovery acquires Standard Life Healthcare, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Standard Life Group and the UK’s fourth-largest PMI provider, thereby increasing its shareholding of PruHealth and PruProtect to 75%.
October Discovery Health launches the Discovery Centre for Health Journalism in partnership with the Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies.
DecemberDiscovery Health membership reaches 2.5 million lives
2009January Discovery launches the first dedicated awards for health writers and journalists
June Discovery Vitality launches HealthyFood, Healthy You lifestyle makeover show on DSTV home channel
July Discovery Invest hosts the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit with among others, international key-note speakers Sir Richard Branson, Malcolm Gladwell.
168 000 people are using the HealthyFood™ benefit
December Discovery signs a non-binding term sheet to acquire up to 24.99% stake in Ping An Health Insurance Co. of China Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd
2008February Discovery announces wind down of Destiny Health
May Discovery Health launches advertising campaign to celebrate South Africa’s world-class doctors
June Discovery Invest manages R1.4 billion worth of assets
September Discovery Vitality launches the HealthyFood™ benefit in partnership with Pick n Pay
October Discovery Vitality introduces the Vitality Insured Persons study – a research study on the effectiveness of Vitality to lower healthcare costs, with UCT and Harvard University.
2007January Discovery Health Medical Scheme reaches two million lives
February PruHealth reaches 100 000 lives
MarchDiscovery launches PruProtect
AugustDiscovery launches Vitality Stand Alone in the US
October Discovery launches Discovery Invest
December PruHealth reaches 150 000 lives
Discovery Life reaches 460 000 policyholders
2006AugustLaunch of the Discovery Foundation
OctoberLaunch of Vitality WellPoint, a corporate wellness programme
2005JuneDiscovery Life launches the Discovery retirement OptimiserTM
SeptemberDiscovery’s BEE transaction announced
2004MayAdrian voted Men’s Health Best Man in 2004 in the Business Category
AugustLaunch of the DiscoveryCard
OctoberLaunch of PruHealth
2003MayDiscovery Life launches the Health Plan Protector
2002JanuaryDestiny Health launches Vitality in the USA
FebruaryDiscovery Health opens Cape Town call centre
MayDestiny Health’s back office functions moved to Discovery Health’s SA infrastructure
JuneIntroduction of service teams in Discovery Health
JulyDiscovery Life launches the Discovery Integrator
OctoberLaunch of KeyCare
2001AugustLaunch of www.discovery.co.za 
OctoberDiscovery Health achieves R2 billion in new business
2000MayLaunch of Destiny Health in USA
SeptemberLaunch of Discovery Life
1999JuneDiscovery Health achieves R1 billion in new business
OctoberDiscovery lists on the JSE
Oct 1999-Jan 2000Re launch of Discovery Health Plans to comply with the new Medical Schemes Act
1998January Launch of Intermediary Institute
AugustLaunch of the Discovery Health brand
NovemberAdrian is voted as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of 1998
1997NovemberCape Town and Durban administrative offices join
Launch of Vitality, Discovery’s wellness programme
1995 Introduction of first claims system
1994January Momentum Life joins
1993February First group joins the medical scheme – Rand Merchant Bank
MayNashua signs up
1992March Adrian Gore sets up office
May Barry Swartzberg joins Adrian

 

 
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