South Africa
“Significant opportunities” for captives in Africa – ASR’s Bheenick
There is substantial opportunity for captives to play a bigger role on the African continent according to Krishna Bheenick, managing director at Africa Specialty Risk (ASR).
RISCS CWC appoints Darlington Munhuwani as partner to focus on Africa offering
Darlington Munhuwani has joined RISCS CWC as a partner to work alongside existing RISCS CWC South Africa-based partner David Rose-Innes, where he will be focused on continuing the development of the firm’s captive consulting services in Africa.
Guardrisk Life cell underwrites YuLife’s South African expansion
YuLife, an employee benefits and life insurance provider, will utilise Guardrisk’s cell captive to roll out its products in South Africa. Guardrisk is the leading cell company specialists in South Africa with vehicles in Mauritius, Gibraltar and South Africa itself, writing corporate P&C risk, life, affinity and tailored risk solutions.
South Africa clarifies definition and position of “foreign captives”
South Africa’s Prudential Authority (PA) and Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) published a guidance note on 30 August providing further clarity on the definition of a foreign captive insurer...
GCP #24: The South African captive market
Recorded from Johannesburg, Richard is joined by Matthew Bezuidenhout, captive owner Gert Cruywagen and Ernie van der Vyver.
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