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“All my friends drive Porsches” How to sell school leavers on a career in insurance

01 November 2012

As I was travelling to Sun City for the IISA conference earlier this year I was passed by a Porsche Cayenne. Judging by the number plate – which was a mnemonic for one of the local insurance companies – the car belonged to somebody in the local insurance industry. Yet insurance is not considered a glamorous profession...

The cost of “Toeing the Line”

01 November 2012

Website Wikipedia.org says that “toeing the line” is an idiomatic expression meaning to conform to a set of rules or standards. The recent study on the cost of compliance, undertaken by FAnews and The Institute of Practice Management, is the first attempt to quantify the cost to financial services providers (FSPs) of “toeing the line”.

Can the High Court land a knockout punch on the FAIS Ombud?

01 October 2012

From Monday to Thursday each week FAnews publishes a newsletter dealing with news and events relevant to stakeholders in the financial services industry. Our readers are intimately involved with financial services products, compliance and advice and have strong views on issues that affect them…

Brokers must step in to manage consumers’ product expectations

01 October 2012

Outcome 5 of Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) requires that consumers are provided with products that perform as firms have led them to expect and that the associated service is of an acceptable standard.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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Getting to grips with the insurance “Sanctions Clause”

01 October 2012

Using plain language to communicate conflicts to clients

01 October 2012

Navigating insurance hurdles after a cancer diagnosis

01 October 2012

Underwriters play a crucial part in “greening” the economy

01 October 2012

Serving advisors through Masthead

01 October 2012

Product innovation will broaden vehicle insurance coverage

01 October 2012

Charting a course for your client’s offshore portfolio

01 October 2012

Add spice to your client acquisition and retention strategies with Lifestyle and Loyalty Solutions

01 October 2012

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“All my friends drive Porsches” How to sell school leavers on a career in insurance

The cost of “Toeing the Line”

Can the High Court land a knockout punch on the FAIS Ombud?

Brokers must step in to manage consumers’ product expectations

Getting to grips with the insurance “Sanctions Clause”

Using plain language to communicate conflicts to clients

Navigating insurance hurdles after a cancer diagnosis

Underwriters play a crucial part in “greening” the economy

Serving advisors through Masthead

Product innovation will broaden vehicle insurance coverage

Charting a course for your client’s offshore portfolio

Add spice to your client acquisition and retention strategies with Lifestyle and Loyalty Solutions