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Is your business at risk of being sued as a result of the CPA?

28 February 2012 | General

28 February 2012: Changes to the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), which has had an impact on most businesses, has resulted in commercial insurance policies being amended to protect clients from exposure to litigation as a result of the products and services

To BEE or not to BEE? For exempt micro enterprises it should not be the question

23 February 2012 | General

Exempt Micro Enterprises have a huge advantage in the race to reach Level 1 on the BEE Scorecard and they stand to gain considerable benefits, argues B-BBEE specialist, Deon Oberholzer.

New short-term ombudsman will meet challenges head on

22 February 2012 | Short Term Ombudsman

The Office of the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance (OSTI) was established in August 1989 to offer insurance consumers a free, efficient and fair dispute resolution mechanism. The number of complaints registered at the Office has escalated in recent year

Insurers gear up for new solvency regime

21 February 2012 | General

South African insurance companies have less than two years to finalise preparations for the Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) regime. The regulation, planned for 1 January 2014, addresses capital adequacy issues at both short and long-term insurers

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The strongest deterrent against FSP compliance missteps is or should be:

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