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CHANGES TO THE CLIENT SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS
3RD PARTY CLIENT WORKSHOP
DATE: 28 NOVEMBER 2018
PRESENTER: MAXWELL SIBANDA (CRO)
INDEX
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
KEY CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENTS
CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD
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INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Recent legislative changes necessitated a review of various legal agreement templates, including our Client Shareholder Agreements.
Considerations include: SAM legislative regime (i.e. Insurance Act etc) & changes affecting business operations (i.e. capital requirements etc).
Approach: Guardrisk Legal Department facilitated review, working with Webber Wentzel as well as with representatives from within business.
Client Shareholder Agreements were last amended in 2013, to take into account changes introduced through new Companies Act.
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KEY CHANGES TO AGREEMENTS
SOME OF THE GENERAL CHANGES
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References to Binder Agreement removed (taking into consideration that Cell Owner Shareholder is not always also a binder holder).
Alignment of standard clauses with those of other templates (i.e. Binder Agreement, Outsourcing and Intermediary Services Agreements).
Provides for risk sharing in respect of a cell (aligned with the definition of cell structure in the Insurance Act).
Insurance business conducted through particular cell. Promoter (cell) may share in experience in line with participation rate specified in Agreement.
Provision made for “Unplanned Solvency Support” as well as for “Unplanned Solvency Support Fees”.
CHANGES: DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATION
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Provide more extensive definition for “Applicable Law” to include the Financial Sector Regulation Act, Insurance Act, TCF and POPIA.
Insert definition of “Associate” in line with new legislative requirements.
Alignment of the “Business Rescue” definition with the Companies Act.
Definition of “CAR” removed, replaced with “FSR” (alignment with SAM).
Definitions in respect of the Investment Mandate have been inserted.
CHANGES: DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATION … continued
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Insertion of definition of “Dormant Cell”.
Align definition of “Financially Distressed” with the Companies Act.
Insertion of definition of “Data Protection Laws” (align with POPIA).
Insertion of definition of “Financial Sound Condition”.
Insertion of definition of “Eligible Reinsurance Policy”.
CONCLUSION & WAY FORWARD
TIMELINE: ROLL OUT REVISED AGREEMENTS
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FEB 2019
Complete process of amendments to
the six template agreements
MAR 2019
Communicate details of roll-out plan to
existing clients (phased roll-out).
MAR 2019
Any new clients will be signed up
using the revised templates
MAR 2019 – AUG 2019
Our estimation is that the roll-out of the agreements to our existing clients will take approximately six months (including the process for client consultation).
Consequently, from commencement in March, we expect completion in August.
CLOSING COMMENTS & WAY FORWARD
Changes ensure Agreements in line with latest legislative requirements.
Guardrisk Portfolio Managers & Business Partners will engage clients.
Review of Client Shareholder Agreements (multiple stakeholders & WW).
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Thank you