Misconduct in terms of an employer’s code of conduct and governance framework are not necessarily grounds for debarring a representative, the Financial Sector Tribunal ruled this month. In the matter that came before […]
Our main story in last week’s Moonstone Monitor was on what the latest Santam Insurance Barometer has to say about the changing role of intermediaries. Andrew Coutts, Santam’s head of Intermediated Business, emphasised […]
Our main story in last week’s Moonstone Monitor was on what the latest Santam Insurance Barometer has to say about the changing role of intermediaries. Andrew Coutts, Santam’s head of Intermediated Business, emphasised […]
High-net-worth South African investors are hugely optimistic about what their investments will return over the next five years, expecting an average annual return of 15.2% during this period, an increase of 2.5% since […]
Santam Trust says it is seeing an increased demand for wills among demographics that, traditionally, have not been interested in estate planning. Its experience confirms the results of a study by Brand Atlas […]
It’s not surprising that South African investors are concerned about the Communist Party of China’s clampdown on vast swathes of the economy. Thanks to Naspers’s and Prosus’s investments in Tencent, about one-fifth of […]
The FSCA publicly announced its enforcement order against Viceroy on 8 September, but it told journalists that it had informed Viceroy of its decision the previous week, which meant the clock had already […]
Technically insolvent Sasria will “soon” announce premium increases for commercial clients as part of measures to restore the state-owned entity to financial health, Sasria managing director Cedric Masondo told Parliament’s Select Committee on […]
There was an opportunity for insurers and intermediaries to sell more cyber insurance as a result of the shift in consumer behaviour because of the pandemic, Andrew Coutts, the head of intermediated business […]
Insurance intermediaries need to move away from “a product-push approach towards a more client-centric product build approach”, Andrew Coutts, the head of intermediated business at Santam, said in the insurer’s 2021 Barometer. This, […]
Insurance intermediaries need to move away from “a product-push approach towards a more client-centric product build approach”, Andrew Coutts, the head of intermediated business at Santam, said in the insurer’s 2021 Barometer. This, […]
