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SAIA Successfully Holds Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020Published: Mon, 27 Jul 20 Johannesburg – At its first ever virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 23 July 2020, the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) successfully nominated a new SAIA Board of Directors composed of non-life insurance member companies, reinsurance companies and state-owned enterprise chief executives and ...
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Grant Maxwell to lead Alternative Risk Transfer line of business at AGCSPublished: Thu, 23 Jul 20 Grant Maxwell appointed as Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer at AGCS reporting to Chief Underwriting Officer Corporate Tony Buckle
Non-traditional risk transfer solutions increasingly important for multinational corporations
Johannesburg/London/Munich/New York/Paris/Sao Paulo/Singapore – 23 July, ...
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GLOBAL TRANSPORT: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD BEYOND COVID-19?Published: Tue, 21 Jul 20 Here are the main points addressed in this study (download it here)
Coface does not expect the sector to recover to fourth quarter 2019 level before 2022.
In Coface’s central scenario, the turnover of listed companies of the global transport sector will be 32% lower in the 4th quarter ...
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SANLAM PAYS OUT OVER R4 BILLION IN CLAIMS IN 2019Published: Mon, 20 Jul 20 South Africa, 20 July 2020: In 2019, Sanlam paid out over 99% of death claims. The leading insurer predicts a rise in claims for death, funeral, sickness and income protection in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Petrie Marx, Product Actuary at Sanlam Individual Life, says that this year is a testament ...
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United States: Two-speed business bankruptciesPublished: Thu, 16 Jul 20 United States: Two-speed business bankruptcies
As the COVID-19 epidemic hits the United States very hard, Coface forecasts in its baseline scenario that the country's GDP will contract by 5. 6% in 2020, before rebounding by 3. Nevertheless, this forecast is threatened by the resurgence of the outbreak ...
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POPI ACT IS NOW IN FORCEPublished: Tue, 07 Jul 20 FIVE STEPS TO ENSURE POPI COMPLIANCE FOR DIRECT MARKETING
07 July 2020: The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI) has now come into effect and it is important that South Africa businesses adhere to the new regulations. The use of personal information is everywhere and it’s almost ...
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POPI ACT - IMPLICATIONS FOR VARIOUS BUSINESS AREASPublished: Thu, 02 Jul 20 02 July 2020: The long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 comes into force on Wednesday 1 July 2020, and companies will have a period of one year to get their ducks in a row or risk substantial fines and even imprisonment.
From employee data, to direct marketing, e-commerce and the ...
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Insurance Gateway Launches Virtual OfficesPublished: Fri, 26 Jun 20 Insurance Gateway developed a new way of connecting brokers to their clients. This new platform will launch 1 July 2020 and I would like to invite you to have a look. To view our offices please click the link below. Features include online appointments, instant video meetings, document management, AI, CRM and even ...
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Norton Rose Fulbright’s Insurance Comic BookPublished: Fri, 19 Jun 20 It is never fun having to reject a claim but we have found a fun way to learn how to do it fairly.
As the brainchild of who else but Donald Dinnie, director at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, for the next part of the popular Big Read Book Series, the team has produced a unique Comic Book Edition of ...
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SAIA Appoints Ms Pamela Ramagaga as General Manager: Insurance RisksPublished: Wed, 17 Jun 20 It is with great pleasure to announce to you that the South African Insurance
Association (SAIA) has appointed Ms Pamela Ramagaga to the position of General Manager:
Insurance Risks effective 1 June 2020. Ms Ramagaga has successfully held the position of Acting General Manager: Insurance Risks from January 2020 ...
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Business resilience: Learnings from the COVID-19 pandemicPublished: Wed, 17 Jun 20 It is safe to say, most of us were unprepared for the COVID-19 outbreak, and even more were unprepared for the mitigation measures taken to prevent the large-scale loss of lives.
Infectious diseases are not new, as far as risks go - these risks have existed in modern times, e. Spanish flu, avian flu and ...
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Coface Barometer Q2 2020 From a massive shock to a diversified recoveryPublished: Thu, 11 Jun 20 A few weeks after the first containment easing measures, economic activity seems to be picking up in most European countries. However, about two months after China, this gradual and partial recovery will not erase the effects of containment on global growth. In this context, Coface forecasts that the recession in ...
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Insurance and Risk in a Post-Covid EconomyPublished: Mon, 01 Jun 20 Certain insurance classes will take a hit while others will have time to recover, consumer behaviour will radically change the rules of engagement for insurers and brokers, and accelerate digital transformation
Nothing will be the same in the world post-Covid 19. As our economy slowly starts to ...
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