<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ITINews - Insurance Times and Investments Online Industry News - Insurance</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za</link><description>The complete South African Financial Services News and Information Portal</description><copyright>Copyright (C) 2006</copyright><managingEditor>editor@itinews.co.za</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@itinews.co.za</webMaster><language>en</language><generator>ITINews RSS Generator</generator><item><title>Hazardous activities</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/news.aspx?categoryid=37&amp;subcategoryid=1221&amp;itemid=cb053a8d-9306-4cf5-9aa4-ea58438cccbc</link><description>Actuarial exercises - Part 1 - A two-part discussion about the various insurance needs of those partaking in sport, recreational pursuits and hazardous activities</description><author>nigel@insurance-times.net (Nigel Benetton)</author><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insurance securitisation coming of age</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/news.aspx?categoryid=37&amp;subcategoryid=1195&amp;itemid=1c008ad7-75b4-4fb0-b202-c4aa0daa470d</link><description>Potential to improve capital management practices within a company - Fitch Ratings says the rise of alternative capital market solutions could constitute one of the defining elements of the long-term future of both life and non-life insurers and reinsurers. </description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Franz Lathuillerie)</author><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>European Insurers see benefits of Solvency II but still much work to be done</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/news.aspx?categoryid=37&amp;subcategoryid=1195&amp;itemid=579c8453-5452-4fb8-be6d-c309e8fc58b6</link><description>An integrated view of risk across the whole organisation - Eighty per cent of major European insurance companies have begun their Solvency II implementation programme and, encouragingly, two-thirds (61 per cent) see it as a means to improve all aspects of their risk management across the whole business, says a new survey from Ernst &amp; Young, one of the world's leading professional services organisations.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Ernst &amp; Young)</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mercer Global Avian Flu Survey</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/news.aspx?categoryid=37&amp;subcategoryid=1195&amp;itemid=4e65b543-65db-490b-8d50-31ef2ee5ef73</link><description>Striking gap between employer concern and current pandemic preparedness  - While evidence of the global spread of avian flu increases, there is a striking gap between companies' concern about the impact of a human pandemic and actual pandemic planning, according to a global survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Edited by ITInews)</author><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agreement between the Minister of Finance and long-term insurance industry</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/news.aspx?categoryid=37&amp;subcategoryid=1203&amp;itemid=c8ab2056-7e09-4a6a-88d0-b9009b99aeae</link><description>On minimum standards applicable to insurance industry savings products - The Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, MP, met today with the CEOs of the major life offices and their representative body, the Life Offices' Association of South Africa.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Edited by ITInews)</author><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ARTful way
</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/news.aspx?categoryid=37&amp;subcategoryid=1195&amp;itemid=fdf7cb35-b363-4126-917e-b16a1b7c0db1</link><description>Spurring the growth in cell captives - The escalating cost of risk benefits in recent years has encouraged many large employers to look for alternative insurance options. </description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Edited by ITInews)</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
