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Ran from 29 Oct 2020 to 03 Nov 2020

How can medical schemes demonstrate value in a post-pandemic economy?

Ran from 13 Oct 2020 to 17 Nov 2020

Which of the following factors will make the biggest difference to the profitability of a short-term insurance brokerage over the next five years?

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Ran from 12 Oct 2020 to 12 Oct 2020

Regulatory relief, payment holidays… are you happy with the level of support offered by the FSCA and PA through the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Ran from 29 Sep 2020 to 11 Oct 2020

Is the commission procurement rule introduced via clause 5.14 of the Amended Financial Services Sector Code (AFSSC) an important piece of the transformation puzzle?

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The clause’s implementation coincides with an increase in the minimum spend targets, which further complicates matters (11.11%)

Many FSPs still view the AFSSC as a matter of choice and consequence rather than compliance (29.63%)

Transformation represents a great opportunity for growth and penetration by brokers (18.52%)

Brokers are unlikely to find their commission business yanked away from them by insurers looking to influence procurement scorecards (40.74%)

Ran from 15 Sep 2020 to 28 Sep 2020

The intention with lockdown was to delay or flatten the Covid-19 infection curve and give both the private and public healthcare sectors time to prepare for the inevitable onslaught. Did the strategy work?

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No, the true numbers are not reflected. Almost a quarter of South Africans may already have been infected with Covid-19 (38.14%)

It’s too soon to tell. We will likely get a second wave with stringent lockdown regulations in place again (32.2%)

Yes, South Africa bought enough time to make a significant difference. We saved lives and have passed our peak. The worst is over (29.66%)

Ran from 30 Aug 2020 to 14 Sep 2020

The debate around prescribed assets seems more intense whenever government runs into debt troubles. The question is whether you, as a financial adviser, would be comfortable with prescribed assets for your clients?

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Ran from 04 Aug 2020 to 30 Aug 2020

Many legacy RAs allow an insurer to take up to 30% of the accumulated capital upon early exit. “This is just one of countless examples of shocking product design that is 100% engineered by insurers to extract punitive fees from clients...".

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Ran from 29 Jul 2020 to 03 Aug 2020

Business Interruption COVID-19 relief payments: What are your thoughts about the latest initiative by insurers to make ‘no strings attached’ relief payments to their worst-affected qualifying policyholders?

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Ran from 09 Jul 2020 to 28 Jul 2020

Can we really afford to ring-fence this cash for retirement when we have real 'life and death' money issues in the present? Should retirement fund assets be more accessible to members?

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Ran from 23 Jun 2020 to 22 Jul 2020

Brokers are frequently credited with ‘going to war’ for their clients at claims stage. Brokers will push the insurer to get an equitable and fair outcome. Is this still the case today, or do you find that insurers are pushing back too?

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