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Are South Africans choosing the safer bet

05 February 2020 | Straight Talk

I have attended dozens of retirement funding presentations over the years. The focus is usually on saving enough capital to ‘buy’ a sustainable income in your golden years using the time-tested formula of contributing 15% (or more) of your gross annual salary to a pension fund or retirement annuity from the time you start working (aiming for at least 40 years of contributions) and always preserving your capital when changing jobs. But what happens when you reach your retirement age?

Not justified in declining liability

27 January 2020 | The Stage

We summed up some case studies from the Ombudsman for Short Term Insurance’s (OSTI) briefcase, which we thought would be interesting for our readers. In one of the cases it is clear that non-disclosure is still a very serious thing.

Investigating a changing insurance market

16 January 2020 | Featured Story

The insurance market, according to Terence Williams, CEO of Aon South Africa, is in the midst of its most consistent shift in a number of years. “In certain countries, sectors and lines of business, buyers are experiencing rate increases, capacity shortages, and a more critical attitude from insurers towards risk selection,” said Williams.

Feeling the way through FICA

15 January 2020 | Straight Talk

The term “accountable institution” is defined as a person or organisation referred to in Schedule 1 of FICA (Financial Intelligence Centre Act) that carries out business of any entity listed.

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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

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Statistics point to the undeniable truth

27 November 2019 | The Stage

Taking TCF to a new level

13 November 2019 | Straight Talk

Moody’s admitted structural problems in SA

12 November 2019 | Featured Story

Opening the industry can of worms

11 November 2019 | The Stage

Financial advisors urged to collaborate for success

15 October 2019 | The Stage

Trying to achieve balance could be difficult

09 October 2019 | Featured Story

Patience is needed in the great cost debate

08 October 2019 | Straight Talk

Measuring up against the world

07 October 2019 | The Stage

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