The Sensible Crowd
Meet Our Team
Managing Director
LLB – Admitted Attorney & Conveyancer
Rian Kotze
Rian completed his LLB degree cum laude at the University of the Northwest in 2020. He has been assisting Henry Ansara develop the business and products in the business since 2022. Rian is an admitted attorney and conveyancer and has vast experience in the field of property law, the administration of deceased estates, drafting of wills and the establishment of trusts. Rian also has extensive knowledge and experience in both Personal Lines – and Commercial Short-Term Insurance, Life Risk, and Investments. Due to his legal background, Rian is in the unique position to advise our clients on a very wide range of matters, as well as how these matters may interact with each other.
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Director
BA LLB Dip ARB MBL - Admitted Attorney
Henry Ansara
After completing his BA LLB degree at the University of Natal, Henry worked in Public Interest Law at the Legal Resources Centre Durban. After completing a Diploma in Arbitration, he was admitted as an attorney to the High Court of South Africa where he practiced general litigation and insurance law. In 1996, after completing his MBA degree, Henry left the attorney practice he was working at and commenced working in the financial services industry, where he has worked as an executive and non – executive director in listed and private companies ever since. He has also served as a Director of the South African Insurance Association (SAIA). Henry is an accredited investment, life and non-life intermediary. Henry founded the company in 2020 and his current focus in the business is Marketing, Product Development, Finance, Governance, Compliance and Consulting.
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Executive Consultant
B-Tech Banking - Marketing & Investments
Rob Moody
Rob has a Baccalaureus Technologiae Banking (B-Tech), with membership at the SA Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM). With 30 years’ experience in investment banking and corporate finance at different levels of management and business ownership. 3 years ago he decided to branch out into the world of Insurance, where he started with Liberty Life and completed their extensive entrance exams and concluded all the class of business for Investments, business, pension funds, shares, bonds, derivative instruments with the ability to offer advice on all of the above. Rob’s focus in the business is to take the finance product offering to the next level and grow it to be a significant player in the Southern African and African markets, with a global footprint.
Rob@TheSensibleCrowd.com
Head of Network Marketing & IT
Marketing & IT
Marco van der Merwe
Marco is a Marketing and IT Agent at The Sensible Crowd. He has a background in sales & short term insurance. Marco is a powerful force in the workplace, has a positive attitude and tireless energy, which helps him work hard and strive for success. He is passionate about helping clients & always willing to go the extra mile. In his free time, Marco likes traveling, hunting, fishing, and spend time with friends and family.
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