The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) is set to sponsor the upcoming Fire Risk Assessments Conference (InFIRes), taking place on 3 June 2026, at Gallagher Estate. The conference is an important industry platform focused on strengthening the professionalisation of fire risk assessments and assessors in South Africa.
The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) participates in the National New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Technical Committee, which addresses emerging road-safety risks associated with electric vehicles (EVs) and assessing South Africa’s preparedness to manage post-crash incidents involving NEVs.
The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) continues to strengthen its participation in national road safety and incident management initiatives through active involvement in the National Road Incident Management System (RIMS) and related stakeholder engagements.
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) Industry Conference, held on 18–19 March 2026, brought together regulators, industry leaders and global experts to engage on the evolving landscape of financial sector regulation. The discussions reflected a sector in transition shaped by regulatory reform, rapid technological advancement and increasing expectations around customer outcomes and sustainability.
South Africa’s Islamic finance sector has evolved steadily over the past few decades, expanding beyond niche banking products into a broader ecosystem that includes asset management and insurance solutions. Islamic insurance, commonly referred to as Takaful, has emerged as an important part of this landscape, offering risk protection aligned with Shari’ah principles and appealing not only to faith-based consumers but also to a growing market seeking ethical and socially conscious financial products.
The Association of Marine Underwriters in South Africa (AMUSA) recently hosted a technical lunchtime session examining the evolving Middle East–Asia conflict and its implications for marine insurance, shipping operations and global trade. The session was presented by specialists from Deneys Reitz Attorneys, who provided legal and insurance perspectives on the increasing uncertainty in the Arabian Gulf.
The South African motor insurance industry continues to operate within a more complex and evolving risk environment.
Renewable energy may be sustainable, but its engineering risks are anything but simple.
The South African Insurance Association (SAIA), alongside the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance (NDSI) and in partnership with the Africa Insurance Organisation (AIO), co-hosted the second African Sustainable Insurance Summit 2026 (ASIS) in Cape Town.
The non-life insurance sector is home to a wealth of distinguished professionals who are approaching retirement or have recently retired. Without deliberate intervention, their invaluable institutional knowledge, technical expertise and industry insight risk being lost. The Retiree Repositioning Programme (RRP) seeks to preserve and harness this expertise by creating structured opportunities for retired and near-retired professionals to mentor junior and mid-level managers who aspire to advance their careers.
