In Circular 48, the CMS signals tougher enforcement against exempted insurers, warning that non-compliant branding and failure to notify regulators will attract decisive action.
A case that came before the Financial Services Tribunal has underscored the importance of ensuring that divorce settlements conform to the provisions of the Pension Funds Act and the Divorce Act when addressing […]
A case that came before the Financial Services Tribunal has underscored the importance of ensuring that divorce settlements conform to the provisions of the Pension Funds Act and the Divorce Act when addressing […]
David Rees, senior emerging markets economist: Uncertainty about the virulence of Omicron, its ability to resist vaccination and spread rapidly, among other things, has rocked global financial markets. Those questions will take time […]
David Rees, senior emerging markets economist: Uncertainty about the virulence of Omicron, its ability to resist vaccination and spread rapidly, among other things, has rocked global financial markets. Those questions will take time […]
The FSCA is using social media to supervise whether financial products and services promote fair customer outcomes, and it will be looking into the banks’ low response rate to “priority tweets” as revealed […]
The FSCA is using social media to supervise whether financial products and services promote fair customer outcomes, and it will be looking into the banks’ low response rate to “priority tweets” as revealed […]
The owner of a brokerage asked the Financial Services Tribunal to award him R2 million in damages because the FSCA refused to grant his firm an FSP licence. The regulator rejected the firm’s […]
The owner of a brokerage asked the Financial Services Tribunal to award him R2 million in damages because the FSCA refused to grant his firm an FSP licence. The regulator rejected the firm’s […]
Certain sections of the Cybercrimes Act came into effect on Wednesday, which means it is now a criminal offence to, among other things, send messages on social media that threaten to harm someone […]
Certain sections of the Cybercrimes Act came into effect on Wednesday, which means it is now a criminal offence to, among other things, send messages on social media that threaten to harm someone […]
What does “access control” mean for the purposes of an insurance policy? The answer to this question was at the heart of a complaint that came before the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance (Osti). […]
What does “access control” mean for the purposes of an insurance policy? The answer to this question was at the heart of a complaint that came before the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance (Osti). […]
You, as an adviser, are legally required to explain all material clauses in a policy to enable your client to make an informed decision. What happens if some clauses are so clouded in […]
You, as an adviser, are legally required to explain all material clauses in a policy to enable your client to make an informed decision. What happens if some clauses are so clouded in […]
Making vaccination compulsory to enter workplaces and certain public spaces seems a certainty if the statements from the government, business and labour this week are anything to go by. In a televised address […]
The systemic nature of cyber risk provides intermediaries with an unprecedented opportunity to show-case their value to clients, Andrew Coutts, Santam’s head of Intermediated Distribution, told the recent InsureTalk18 online conference. It is […]
South African life insurers paid 99.3% of all claims against fully underwritten individual life policies in 2020 to a value of R20.6 billion. The 2020 death claims statistics for fully underwritten individual life […]
