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Long Term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 52 of 1998)

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Notice on Governance and Risk Management Framework for Insurers, 2014

Governance and Risk Management Framework for Insurers, 2014

Part 1 : Interpretation

1. Definitions

 

In this Schedule any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 52 of 1998) or Short-term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 53 of 1998), as the case may be, has the same meaning, and, unless the context indicates otherwise—

 

"control function"

means—

(a) the risk management function;
(b) the compliance function;
(c) internal audit function;
(d) in the case of a long-term insurer, the actuarial function; or
(e) all of these functions;

 

"head of a control function"

means the person appointed by an insurer to ensure the performance of the responsibilities of a control function, and includes a person to whom a control function is outsourced;

 

"insurer"

means a long-term insurer or a short-term insurer, as the case may be;

 

"regulatory authority"

has the meaning set out in section 1 of the Financial Services Board Act;

 

"significant owner"

means a person that acquires or holds shares or any other financial interest in an insurer within the meaning of section 26 of the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998 or section 25 of the Short-term Insurance Act, 1998, as the case may be; and

 

"outsourced"

has the meaning set out in Directive 159.A.i (LT&ST): Compliance with sections 9(3)(b)(i) read with sections 12(1)(c) of the Long-term Insurance Act and Short-term Insurance Act, respectively: Outsourcing, 12 April 2012, and "outsource" and "outsourcing" has a corresponding meaning;

 

"the Act"

means the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998 or the Short-term Insurance Act, 1998, as the case may be.