our story

Quindiem germinated from the wish of the founding principals to enjoy their work and to create a home for intellectual excellence where knowledge and creativity are harnessed in order to address the needs of private and public sector clients.

We are often asked about the origins of our company name. More than any other factor that defines us is the philosophy behind our name. "Quindiem" is adapted from the Latin for "Fifth Day." The fifth day is the time we take outside of our regular client time to develop and learn, and to bring our cross-cutting and multidisciplinary skills together to address client, industry and other relevant issues. Above any dedicated or formal structure, the fifth day philosophy is shared by each person who makes up the Quindiem family. It is the ingrained attitude of continual development, learning and co-operative working which characterises our people and pervades our work.

We believe that the fifth day philosophy creates something unique in the consulting space, both for our clients and for our staff. Clients benefit from high value add and customised, individualised, innovative work which extends beyond mere compliance or pure calculation. At the same time, our consultants enjoy a stimulating and challenging environment characterised by continual change and learning, a commitment to work/life balance, recognition, enjoyment and an enhanced quality of life. This is something quite unique in the often ruthless and exploitive consulting environment.

Over eight years we’ve been through many changes. We started as a group of friends going into business to do what we enjoyed most - creative product development for life and non-life insurers. We have grown into a medium sized consulting firm with market leading practices in life and non-life insurance, regulation, financial inclusion and quantitative analysis. Our services have expanded to include a wide array of actuarial and consulting services from product development to valuations, strategy development and operational consulting.

As we have evolved, so too has our client base. We are proud of the long term and dedicated relationships that we have built with our clients which now include insurers, banks, regulators, global financial institutions including the World Bank, philanthropic trusts, NGO’s, donors and investment funds.

We have spread our wings from operating only in South Africa to running projects throughout Southern, Eastern and Western Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Through this process we are continually re-learning and understanding what we are and what makes us tick. There have certainly been times of challenge during periods of rapid growth. However, over the years, we keep coming back to our original core values of professionalism, excellence, inclusiveness, learning, innovation and enjoyment, all in a responsive and attuned manner, building value for our clients and in our business. These values are what we continually seek to embody and establish for our clients, in our services, and in our consultants themselves. This is inevitably the proverbial journey rather than the destination. It is an exciting journey that continues to attract and reward our clients and our people.