SA impact study shows importance of local film industryPublished: Mon, 20 May 13 The success of South Africa’s burgeoning film industry is already helping to bolster the local economy through the creation of new jobs, according to a new impact study on the industry released by the Department of Arts and Culture.
Clive Shelver, Managing Director at Film & Entertainment Underwriters, ...
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Saving SA’s loss-making vehicle insurance industryPublished: Fri, 17 May 13 In future, the combination of environmental and behavioural risk analysis with new technologies will re-define risk and what insurance costs in the South African motor industry.
Continuing to manage vehicle risk in South Africa from a ‘fixing-the-damage after its happened’ perspective threatens, ...
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Hannover Re assumes reinsurance of energy savings warranties in GermanyPublished: Thu, 16 May 13 Hannover: Hannover Re, in cooperation with KlimaProtect, has for the first time developed an energy savings warranty insurance product for industrial enterprises in Germany. This insurance solution enables providers of energy efficiency solutions to guarantee the potential energy savings offered by their retrofit ...
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Momentum growing for better public accountingPublished: Thu, 16 May 13 PwC surveys central governments in 100 countries
Worldwide, governments are increasingly taking steps to improve their accounting and achieve greater transparency – amidst growing recognition that the accounting framework traditionally used by the public sector isn’t fit for the 21st century ...
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Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Durban, South Africa, 12-13 July 2013Published: Thu, 16 May 13 Co-organized by the Internet Society, AfTLD, and ICANN, Forum will bring together registries, registrars, experts and policy makers to foster cross-border collaboration
Durban, South Africa - The Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum will be held on 12 - 13 July 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The event aims ...
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An overreaction to the Jerrier case?Published: Wed, 15 May 13 By Robert W Vivian
Professor of Finance and Insurance
School of Economic and Business Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand
Unprecedented reaction
It is not clear why the case of Jerrier v Outsurance Insurance Company ZAKZPHC 11, 2013 heard in the Pietermartizburg High Court attracted such a great ...
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Famed SA muso KABOMO to headline live music concert in GautengPublished: Wed, 15 May 13 The second Lion of Africa Music Expressions show will take place on Sunday, 26 May at the Soweto Theatre, featuring multi-talented South African musician, Kabomo,
Sponsored by Lion of Africa Insurance, in association with Swazitainment Productions, the Lion of Africa Music Expressions show takes place monthly ...
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FSB imposes R1m penalty on Hippo Comparative ServicesPublished: Sat, 11 May 13 The Registrar of Financial Services Providers (Registrar) referred a case against Hippo Comparative Services (Pty) Ltd (the Respondent), FSP number 16357 to the Enforcement Committee of the Financial Services Board.
The referral related to a contravention of regulation 3(A)(1)(b)(i) of the General Code of ...
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Stokvels and Burial Societies Exempt from LicensingPublished: Sat, 11 May 13 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 defines each of these entities in the Board Notice. If you are in doubt, kindly consult the BN for the definitions ...
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The merits of considering a broker vs price tenderPublished: Thu, 09 May 13
Warren Bolttler, CEO of PFP Insurance Brokers
The decision to move brokers is never an easy one and this decision is most often prompted by poor claims service, inadequate advice, lack of innovation or general service ...
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New index reveals SA brokers losing confidence in 2013Published: Thu, 09 May 13 Results from the CIB Broker Confidence Index (BCI) for the first quarter of 2013 have revealed that brokers are losing confidence in the wider economy and specifically in the business conditions for the local insurance industry.
The BCI - which measures the confidence levels of insurance brokers on a number ...
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Business rescue – success or failure?Published: Tue, 07 May 13 By Gideon Bochedi, General Manager, Salvages
Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation
Business Rescue legislation was introduced to rehabilitate companies, small, medium or large, that are still economically viable but financially distressed. A temporary moratorium on creditors’ rights is provided ...
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Cyber security: it’s a war zonePublished: Tue, 07 May 13 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 ITWeb IT Security Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre this morning. Addressing over 600 local business ...
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