No data available for the deliverable: Comprehensive review and overhaul of the regulatory framework for the distribution of funeral insurance.
Summary
Funeral insurance is the most widely held insurance product in SA, making this reform socially and economically important. The review is a comprehensive overhaul, with stakeholder workshops, regulatory gap analysis and a draft framework focused on compliance and consumer empowerment. The focus is on protecting vulnerable consumers, supporting small businesses and ensuring fair market practices.
View DetailsIs it working?
The reform is progressing, with strong engagement and a clear need identified, but practical implementation and enforcement are still to come.
Actions
The review is active, with high sector engagement but no new regulations yet. The process is inclusive, but challenges remain in formalising the sector and addressing unlicensed providers.
Are there plans?
Joint Communication 7 of 2024 outlines the process, with workshops and regulatory gap analysis continuing in 2025. A broader rollout is planned to align South Africa with global sustainability standards.
Is it on the agenda?
The FSCA, Prudential Authority and Natioal Treasury have made this a top priority, launching an inter-regulatory project in late 2024.
Goals
To overhaul funeral insurance regulation, protecting vulnerable consumers, supporting small businesses and ensuring fair market practices.
Departments / Govt Institutions
Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
Summary
Funeral insurance is the most widely held insurance product in SA, making this reform socially and economically important. The review is a comprehensive overhaul, with stakeholder workshops, regulatory gap analysis and a draft framework focused on compliance and consumer empowerment. The focus is on protecting vulnerable consumers, supporting small businesses and ensuring fair market practices. The FSCA and Prudential Authority launched overhaul and stakeholder consultations for new funeral insurance conduct and distribution rules with market engagement. Draft rules have been published, engagement workshops completed and stakeholder feedback finalisation set for early 2026.
Is it working?
The reform is progressing, with strong engagement and a clear need identified, but practical implementation and enforcement are still to come.
Actions
The overhaul has been implemented and the market conduct review is active, with high sector engagement but no new regulations yet. The process is inclusive, but challenges remain in formalising the sector and addressing unlicensed providers. Improvements are being noted and market feedback is positive but some unresolved legacy issues are under examination.
Are there plans?
Joint Communication 7 of 2024 outlines the process, with workshops and regulatory gap analysis continuing in 2025. A broader rollout is planned to align South Africa with global sustainability standards. There are tick-box compliance reviews, audit enforcements and expert advisory groups have been created.
Is it on the agenda?
The FSCA, Prudential Authority and National Treasury have made this a priority, launching an inter-regulatory project in late 2024. FSCA/PA reporting to Cabinet, sector feedback rounds scheduled, ongoing supervisor oversight.
Goals
To overhaul funeral insurance regulation to protect vulnerable consumers, support small businesses and ensure fair market practices for improved consumer protection, product integrity and supervision of the sector.
Departments / Govt Institutions
Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
Summary
Funeral insurance is the most widely held insurance product in SA, making this reform socially and economically important. The review is a comprehensive overhaul, with stakeholder workshops, regulatory gap analysis and a draft framework focused on compliance and consumer empowerment. The focus is on protecting vulnerable consumers, supporting small businesses and ensuring fair market practices. The FSCA and Prudential Authority launched overhaul and stakeholder consultations for new funeral insurance conduct and distribution rules with market engagement. Draft rules have been published, engagement workshops completed and stakeholder feedback finalisation set for early 2026.
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Is it working?
The reform is progressing, with strong engagement and a clear need identified, but practical implementation and enforcement are still to come.
Actions
The overhaul has been implemented and the market conduct review is active, with high sector engagement but no new regulations yet. The process is inclusive, but challenges remain in formalising the sector and addressing unlicensed providers. Improvements are being noted and market feedback is positive but some unresolved legacy issues are under examination.
Are there plans?
Joint Communication 7 of 2024 outlines the process, with workshops and regulatory gap analysis continuing in 2025. A broader rollout is planned to align South Africa with global sustainability standards. There are tick-box compliance reviews, audit enforcements and expert advisory groups have been created.
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Is it on the agenda?
The FSCA, Prudential Authority and National Treasury have made this a priority, launching an inter-regulatory project in late 2024. FSCA/PA reporting to Cabinet, sector feedback rounds scheduled, ongoing supervisor oversight.
Goals
To overhaul funeral insurance regulation to protect vulnerable consumers, support small businesses and ensure fair market practices for improved consumer protection, product integrity and supervision of the sector.
Departments / Govt Institutions
Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
No data available for the deliverable: Comprehensive review and overhaul of the regulatory framework for the distribution of funeral insurance.
No data available for the deliverable: Comprehensive review and overhaul of the regulatory framework for the distribution of funeral insurance.
No data available for the deliverable: Comprehensive review and overhaul of the regulatory framework for the distribution of funeral insurance.
No data available for the deliverable: Comprehensive review and overhaul of the regulatory framework for the distribution of funeral insurance.