Santam, South Africa's leading short-term insurer came out on top in the annual South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). More than 1 200 South African consumers weighed in their views and gave the short-term insurance industry an average…
Demand for transactional risk insurance grew by 41% globally in 2012 as firms increasingly turned to the insurance market to protect large deals and cross-border acquisitions or sales. According to a report issued today by Marsh's Private Equity…
Johannesburg - One of the overarching principles of the Financial Services Boards (FSB) Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) project is that the recommendations emanating from the SAM project should meet the requirements of a 3rd Country…
Johannesburg - Demand for food in South Africa has increased substantially in the past decade and this trend is expected to continue, says South Africa's biggest short-term insurer, Santam. The increase has been driven partly by 9.7% growth…
Santam today reported a 10% increase in gross written premiums for the six months ended June 2012 compared with the previous period. The underwriting margin stood at 6.1%, down from 8.4% a year ago, and 7.1% for the second half of 2011, but…
Cape Town - Santam, South Africa’s leading short-term insurer has announced that it has partnered with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)and the Department of Education in Mpumalanga, to promote safer schools and quality education in…
Johannesburg - A new house brings with it a wealth of new responsibilities. One of these is that you need to consider what will happen to you, your family or your house if your circumstances change. No matter how unlikely this may seem, life…
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Johannesburg -; The SAIA today announced in its Bulletin that on the 7th of December 2012, the Financial Services Board ("FSB") issued Information Circular 12/2012 in respect of the Level 1 Regulatory Examinations Update. The Information…
The insurer, whose head office is in Cape Town with branches evenly spread across South Africa earned top marks for its drive to help manage climate risk, scoring 88 percent against the global insurance industry leadership group’s ClimateWise…
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) are fundamental to job creation and Namibia's economic growth. But their size and the many challenges associated with small business also makes them vulnerable when faced by unplanned crises such as…
Johannesburg - Hot on the heels of its Consumer Financial Literacy initiative 2011/12, the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) is proud to announce that its 2012/13 programm has commenced. Acclaimed as a world first, the South African…
Hot on the heels of its Consumer Financial Literacy initiative 2011/12, the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) is proud to announce that its 2012/13 programme has commenced. Acclaimed as a world first, the South African Insurance Association’s…
Cape Town - Rapid population growth and rising food prices are putting increased strain on South Africa’s shrinking commercial agricultural sector. Santam has partnered with Grain SA for a second year by sponsoring and participating in the Young…
As a result of a shake-up of the Financial Services Sector's legal framework and a slew of regulatory reforms, the South African Insurance Association is glad to announce that it has made two appointments to bolster its technical team in order…
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