Costs order against FSCA for ‘irregular and unlawful’ debarment

The Authority should have conducted its own investigation and not relied solely on information provided by the insurer, the Tribunal says.

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Benefit increases for health insurance policies

National Treasury has published the benefit increases for health insurance policies that fall under the Long-term Insurance Act (LTIA) and Short-term Insurance Act (STIA) in terms of the Demarcation Regulations. The 2016 regulations […]

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Demarcation of health insurance products

The demarcation debate started when the Council for Medical Schemes stated that the so called “hospital plan” insurance products contravened the Medical Schemes Act. What is a medical scheme? Medical schemes are non-profit […]

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Draft Demarcation Regulations

Proposed amendments to the definition of a “business of a medical scheme” The publication of the Second Draft Demarcation Regulations follows the enactment of the Financial Services Laws General Amendment Act, No. 45 of […]

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Update on Health Insurance Products

National Treasury (“NT”) released the Second Draft Demarcation Regulations for further public comment at the end of April. These Regulations specify which types of health insurance policies are permissible under the Long-term Insurance […]

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