It all started seven years ago when Francois Venter, Pieter Venter and Pieter Erasmus shared their frustrations around antiquated insurance processes. The three friends brought their skills and experience together and found a way to make car and home insurance easy and accessible by creating Ctrl; South Africa’s first independent digital insurance advice app.  

Shopping for insurance is such a pain

No one buys insurance on its own. You only start thinking about it when you buy a home, car or other stuff. So it’s a problem of ownership and insurance gives you peace of mind in case something happens. 

But shopping around for insurance quotes can be a real pain. It involves call centers or face-to-face appointments and then you still end up trying to compare apples to pears. It’s almost impossible to figure out which cover would best suit your needs. And then there’s the fine print and all the jargon to watch out for.

There must be a better way

That’s why Pieter, Francois and Pieter got together and said to each other: “Surely there must be a better way!” They saw that the insurers needed to catch up to the banking industry in the digitalisation race and that there was a lot of room for improvement and streamlining. So they went into problem-solving mode and created Ctrl Financial Intermediaries seven years ago, with sister company Ctrl Technologies providing the specialist software.  

Ctrl is a user-friendly app that enables you to compare multiple quotes side by side, like for like. The proprietary algorithm then recommends cover based on your specific needs – making insurance easy and accessible.

All the boxes ticked

The biggest plus is that it lets you manage your insurance whenever, wherever you are. Whether you are travelling, or sitting at home on your couch. No phone calls or appointments are needed. You can see exactly what’s covered and how much you pay, submit claims, get expert advice and emergency assistance for you or your loved ones when needed.

They also wanted to eliminate all the jargon and clarify what everything meant, so there would be no uncertainty or nasty surprises if something did happen.

This is a much better way to take care of all your insurance needs. Take Ctrl for complete peace of mind. 

Ctrl provides real quotes from SA’s top insurers for you to compare side by side and the unique algorithm makes it easy to see which one is best suited to your needs, so you can choose cover that’s exactly right for you and your family.