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A closer look at the credit life investigation

18 April 2008

The Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance released their 2007 Annual Report at a function in Johannesburg recently. We’ve discussed the facts and figures in a previous article – and pause today to reflect on some of the insurance industry trends the Ombudsman

Anyone out there know what a recession is?

11 April 2008

The South African Reserve Bank defines a recession “as at least two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.” A slowdown, on the other hand, is a period where economic growth remains positive but contracts slightly. Dave Mohr, Citadel’s chief inv

Seeking R1bn in compensation

04 April 2008

Last week Friday a group of curators for various pension funds launched a civil claim of more than R1bn against Alexander Forbes. They are trying to recover money that was allegedly stolen by way of an elaborate pension surplus stripping scam often referr

South Africa is a nation of chance takers

28 March 2008

While paging through the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance 2007 Annual Report the ‘case study’ section caught our attention. These summaries of real-life complaints decided by the Ombudsman give us an insight into the antics of insurers and insurance con

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Taxation changes to keep the multinationals happy!

14 March 2008

Three South Africans on Forbes billionaires list

07 March 2008

Your wish is granted!

29 February 2008

Managing sick leave

22 February 2008

Manuel unlikely to gift personal taxpayers this year

15 February 2008

Will power outages damage short-term insurers?

08 February 2008

FAIS Ombud lambastes credit retailer

01 February 2008

World’s greatest investor eyes Swiss Re

25 January 2008

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