For years, UnitedHealth $UNH stood as a pillar of reliability within the U.S. financial markets. Since the global financial crisis of 2008, the company delivered steady financial results and seldom deviated from earnings expectations. That reputation took a hit this past Thursday when America’s largest health insurer failed to meet quarterly profit forecasts—an outcome that immediately impacted its market capitalization.

Amidst the rising performance in the health insurance sector in South Africa and the Vitality franchise, Discovery Ltd. reports impressive profit growth. The Johannesburg-based company has shared significant financial progress for the first half of the fiscal year leading up to December.