Measure risk tolerance with world class tool
November 1, 2010
The Institute of Behavioral Finance has introduced to South Africa the FinaMetrica Risk Profiling System, which provides a financial risk tolerance test and generates personal financial risk profile reports, makes risk tolerance explicit and understandable….
Etana is on a myth-busting mission to save lives and assets
November 1, 2010
Believing in myths is costing lives and assets in South Africa. In the absence of solid facts about fixed fire protection systems such as sprinklers and drenchers, myths have sprung from nowhere and people believe…
Sustainability as a driver of business ethics
November 1, 2010
Within the last year, we have seen many examples of reputational damage to individual and corporate brands, the most notable and tangible of which being the reported loss of hundreds of millions of Rands in…
Momentum Sustainability report 2008/2009
December 1, 2009
With sustainability being such a current topic and the release of King III imminent, we thought it relevant to our readers to publish feedback from Momentum regarding their sustainability report, the first we have been…
Despite the challenges that the affinity insurance market faces in terms of having to grapple with increasing legislative and compliance burdens, there is no doubt that, especially in the South African context, the affinity business…
The convergence of the ART and Traditional Markets
October 1, 2009
The advent of the cell captive – arguably South Africa’s most popular and successful alternative risk transfer (ART) structure – came about as a response to the inability of the traditional market to respond quickly…
Despite significant progress among insurers, Enterprise risk management still not fit for purpose
September 1, 2009
This report is a follow-up to a study published in 2004. It is based on a survey of 53 insurers conducted in the second half of 2007 and first quarter of 2008. The respondents were…
