
Waseem Carrim takes over RAF as claims and governance crises mount
The new CEO inherits a Fund grappling with a large claims backlog, mounting legal costs, and management instability.

The new CEO inherits a Fund grappling with a large claims backlog, mounting legal costs, and management instability.

SCOPA says the RAF 1 form may have kept claims out of the system, leaving the Fund exposed to a wave of unrecognised liabilities if it is set aside.

The Road Accident Fund’s former chief financial officer says even he struggled to understand why the Fund changed its accounting standard.

Treasury says the RAF must address its claims and payments processes, not try to manage its massive liabilities by changing accounting standards.

The Road Accident Fund board is taking steps to address deep-rooted governance and financial issues – from executive suspensions to tightening legal oversight – but Parliament is questioning whether it’s too little, too late.