A
multi-billion Rand industry, in South Africa there are up to 3500 registered
funds with over 11 000 000 members and investments exceeding
R2000-billion. Responsible for billions of Rands and effectively people’s
lives, it’s for good reason that the Pension Fund Act places onerous
responsibilities on trustees, and they may be held personally liable if their
fund suffers a loss as a result of their own actions or failure to act.
Effectively this puts a trustee’s entire personal estate at risk and if a
judgement goes against them, they could forfeit all their attachable assets.
All
too often however, the appointed board of trustees does not have the knowledge
and expertise to handle the various complexities of the pension fund and
third-party service providers are instated to carry out the business of the
fund. Not a fail-safe approach to Pension Fund management, losses may be
caused by the appointed third-party making it especially important for trustees
to ensure that providers possess adequate PI and FG cover, and do not limit
their liability in service level agreements.
Pension
funds, as well as their trustees, need coverage and Camargue’s Pension Fund
Trustees Liability insurance protects the fund against loss resulting from
fraud and dishonesty by an officer or trustee; negligence by an officer or
trustee and computer crime committed by a third-party.
Protecting
the long-term security of accrued benefits for the pension fund is the
responsibility of the trustees. The trustees are duty bound to ensure
that members' pension obligations continue to be suitably funded and secured.
Pension Fund Trustees Liability insurance safeguards this obligation.
The
Fund is covered against:
Trustees
and principal officers receive:
Additional
Coverage:
Camargue’s
unique M³ approach to insurance is geared towards managing,
mitigating and migrating critical business risks – an outcome achieved through
the provision of value-added risk benefits to policyholders. Notwithstanding
the coverage provided in terms of the policy, the additional risk management
benefits further enhance the Camargue product offering and go way beyond simple
insurance. The overall result is a well-rounded and complete solution to
the risks faced by businesses.
Risk Management Services included in the Policy cover:
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