What’s inside… FAnews Magazine October 2022
FAnews is celebrating 25 years of making a difference in the insurance and financial services industry. What started off as an eight-page newsletter, and then transformed into a magazine (in a short space of time), is now a business we are so incredibly proud of. With a few initiatives over the years, in the form of our website, daily (relevant and topical) newsletters, our FAnews (online and print) and FAnuus (the Afrikaans version of the publication, which was last published in 2019) publications, The Insurance Apprentice competition, our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) platform (with more than 26 000 people registered on it), and our innovative way on how we constantly do things and add value to/for our advertisers and the insurance industry, as a whole, has made us the most read and most recognised source of high quality and reliable content.
What makes me even more proud, is the fact that my team and I could build the business on a solid foundation laid down by my dad, Tienie van der Berg, the Founder of this business. It’s such an honour for me to just keep on innovating and expanding our offering, because that is exactly what he would have done. So, here’s to another 25, and more!
In this edition (other than the usual categories, we focussed a bit more on the short-term space), we have loads of insightful and topical issues we address, with our usual 12 articles earmarked for CPD. If you have not used our system yet, please do yourself a favour… we are often commended on our high-quality content and user-friendly system, with some incredible administration support, should you need it.
Over to the October edition… below is a summary of most of the articles we have in this edition, which is a print and digital publication. The links, on all of the articles listed below, will take you directly to the FAnews October 2022 edition.
CPD Articles
IISA Approved Articles
Regulations… a look at what has transpired, and what’s to come.
Is it enough to treat customers fairly? Probably not…
Embedded insurance… an opportunity that cannot be ignored.
Goods in Transit… risk exposure has increased.
Soaring fire and flood losses force non-life insurers to focus on secondary perils.
W&I insurance can help manage M&A transaction risks.
FPI Approved Articles
Regulations… a look at what has transpired, and what’s to come.
Is it enough to treat customers fairly? Probably not…
The blockchain investment case… a real growth in interest.
Passing assets down to the next generation… let’s touch on the importance of the tax implications here.
To accrual or not accrual: insurance within matrimonial law… an interesting case study.
The shift from stand-alone to umbrella funds… some considerations.
Some more valuable content…
In the news
Don’t blame regulation, blame the (lack) of its application.
Sales targets… the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s imperative to read this if this is your world.
Is claims litigation a concern in the South African market? This is a very relevant issue at the moment, with the recent Constantia Insurance tragedy.
As humans, we tend to mitigate loss, not risk. The reality is that we have a whole new generation with diverse needs who require different insurance solutions.
A walk down memory lane… celebrating our 25-year anniversary.
Profile
Nash Omar completes his Hollard journey with CEO appointment.
Bryte… delivering pioneering risk management solutions.
Santam set to train emerging farmers… an exciting initiative, so make sure you read about it.
Regular Features
Extensions to the Business Interruption (BI) policy… the last article in the BI series.
Proving prejudice… are insurers obliged to prove prejudice?
A client’s unique risk outweighs the price of cover… make sure you understand your client’s needs.
Regulatory
Could SA’s ever-expanding compliance burden represent an extinction level event?
Technology
Can brokers survive tech disruption? I think it’s a yes.
Crypto assets
Are cryptocurrencies investments? The jury is out…
Investment
Could transparency be the enabler of sustainable investment? Let’s get some clarity.
Perspective on the global macro environment… is this the onset to a recession?
Fiduciary
Are spouses knowledgeable about family finances? A look at the neglected widow.
Life
Are we practising what we are preaching? It’s time to really listen.
Short-term
A glimpse of the short-term industry in 2022.
Avoid using outdated, ‘one size fits all’ approaches… and treasure relationships.
Streets ahead: why staying future-focused is critical for brokers in the transportation industry.
Recalibrating insurance for the future and looking at the role of the broker in all of this.
Tick all the boxes on knowing clients and products.
The current buzz word around insurance: curatorship.
Risk-survey reports: a key part to understanding business risks.
Insurtech, confidential information and passing off… let’s look at a critical judgement.
Troubling times, SASRIA loses Excess of Loss Cover.
Editor’s thoughts:
Another fantastic edition… and it’s not because I am bias. We take our role as content providers serious, and we believe that we are making a difference. Thank you for continuing your CPD and industry reading journey with us. Remember that you can also do your CPD on our WhatsApp platform – super easy and user friendly. Enjoy the read and let us know where we can fill your knowledge gaps. Please comment below, interact with us on Twitter at @fanews_online or email us your thoughts.
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