Committee Mandate and Activities

The committee’s scope is Short-term Insurance actuarial work performed by actuaries in general, and by statutory actuaries in particular, in terms of the Short-term Insurance Act.

The objective of the committee is to develop the interests of the profession with regard to Short-term Insurance, as follows:

  • To actively support the development and thought leadership of actuarial practice in the areas where actuaries apply actuarial techniques and theory in the Short-term Insurance industry through the development of Actuarial Practice Notes, the provision of CPD events, and the facilitation of research activities.
  • To contribute to the strategic direction of the Actuarial Society from the perspective of Short-term Insurance and, in so doing, to support the Actuarial Society brand promise of “thought leadership”.
  • To provide input to the Financial Services Board in order to influence legislation affecting Short-term Insurers.
  • To provide support for the Actuarial Society’s education initiatives in relation to Short-term Insurance.

Committee Members

The committee includes:

  • The STIC Chair and secretary as well as the Chairs of the various subcommittees, an actuary from the Prudential Authority and a representative from the Actuarial Society Executive Committee.
  • Representatives from ASABA, SAICA, SAIA.
  • Industry representatives for insurers, reinsurers, and actuarial consultancies.
  • Sias Esterhuizen (Chairperson)
  • Lushmika Morar (Secretary)
  • Paballo Makupu (Subcommittee: Communication)
  • Herman Van Heerden (Subcommittee: CPD)
  • Hilda Vigoureux (Subcommittee: Education)
  • Thandanani Mbhele (Subcommittee: Emerging matters)
  • Kevin Ross (Subcommittee: Legislation)
  • Lisa Pines (Subcommittee: Practice Certificate)
  • Dennis De Gouveia (Subcommittee: Professional Guidance)
  • Sajiv Issuree (Subcommittee: Research)
  • Lance Moroney (Subcommittee: IFRS17 Working Group)
  • Annemarie Sinclair (Subcommittee: Professional Guidance)
  • Niel Fourie (Representative: Actuarial Society)
  • Thandanani Mbhele (Representative: ASABA)
  • André Janse Van Vuuren (Representative: Industry)
  • Susan Atkinson (Representative: Industry)
  • Christiaan Ahlers (Representative: Prudential Authority)
  • Kondelelani Muthaphuli (Representative: Prudential Authority Alternate)
  • Kabelo Paile (Representative: SAIA)
  • Lily Xu (STIC Liaison: ASSA Climate Risk Committee)
  • Ronald Richman (STIC Liaison: ASSA ERM Committee)
  • Vacant (STIC Liaison: ASSA Market Conduct Committee)

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