Confidence among SA professionals hits 12-month high Confidence levels among South Africa’s graduate professionals climbed to a 12-month high in the first quarter of the year, following a period of extended concern over the political climate, ongoing wildcat ... Read More » | | | Liberty pays out more than R2bn in claims Johannesburg – Liberty today announced that it has paid out R2,33 billion in claims in 2012 across its full range of risk cover solutions. This brings the total value of claims paid by Liberty to more than ... Read More » |
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Product providers vie for industry insurance and investment awards
Justus van Pletzen, CEO of the FIA
Stakeholders in the South ... Read More » | | | Liberty Holdings Limited - Operational Update for the Three Months Ended 31 March 2013 Group operating performance reflects continued sales momentum
The performance of the group for the three months to 31 March 2013 reflects continued sales momentum in the Retail SA business, strong cash ... Read More » |
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MMI long-term insurance licence amalgamation approved The High Court of South Africa in Pretoria has approved the amalgamation of the two main long-term insurance licences of the MMI Holdings Limited group. MMI Holdings Limited was created in December 2010 through ... Read More » | | | Law Society concerned at Parliamentarians’ inappropriate questioning of Public Protector The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) expresses its concern at the recent tone of the questioning of the Office of the Public Protector by members of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development ... Read More » |
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What is your number? The higher the level of risk, the higher the insurance premiums you will pay…
Did you know: Liberty was the first insurer in South Africa to introduce rapid testing as part of their underwriting ... Read More » | | | FSB reacts to Arthur Brown sentence The Financial Services Board (FSB) is disappointed with the sentence handed down to Mr J Arthur Brown by the Western Cape High Court today. 00 or 36 months in prison does not acknowledge the extent of the damage ... Read More » |
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Leading Independent Financial Advisor targets Africa for Growth Last week’s Word Economic Forum in Cape Town saw leaders from government and business championing the cause of African growth and regional integration. This torch has been taken up by the world's largest ... Read More » | | | How South Africa is “delivering on Africa’s Promise” in the financial services sector The 23rd World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, currently underway in Cape Town, calls for Africa to live up to its true potential. Under the theme “Delivering on Africa’s Promise” the gathering ... Read More » |
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Stokvels and Burial Societies Exempt from Licensing Board Notice 43 of 2013 exempts Stokvels and Burial Societies from being licensed. This obviously means that they no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the FSB. It is very specific about who is affected, and ... Read More » | | | Cyber security: it’s a war zone Cyber security has moved beyond the IT department to impact governments, enterprises and individuals on a massive scale. Cyber security today is a war zone.
This emerged at the opening of the 8th annual ... Read More » |
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Congratulations to Risk Doctor and Partners who celebrate their tenth anniversary this year!
Dr David Hillson FIRM, HonFAPM, PMI Fellow
Since July 2003 the Risk Doctor brand has built a strong global reputation for excellence ... Read More » | | | African Development Bank Group approves a new Ten-Year Strategy “This document reflects Africa’s vision for itself – a vision of transformation that is achievable”, said Donald Kaberuka
TUNIS, Tunisia, April 30, 2013/ -- The economic transformation ... Read More » |
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Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) initiative - a little more time By Gareth van Deventer
Background
Members of the Financial Services Board’s (FSB) SAM Steering Committee were invited to attend a spontaneous unscheduled SAM Steering Committee meeting which took place ... Read More » | | | Liberty introduces first-to-market rapid testing for cholesterol screening Liberty was the first insurer in South Africa to use rapid testing to screen insurance applications for HIV and cotinine. Recently, Liberty introduced a rapid testing for cholesterol as well. Coupled with the finger ... Read More » |