Sustainability
   
 
 
 
 
Clients
Our clients are individuals, trustee boards, small and medium-sized businesses, corporates, government and non-governmental organisations and employee unions.

In every relationship with our clients we aim to ensure that we build long-term relationships based on trust, innovation and professionalism. We listen to our clients and provide solutions to their dynamic requirements.

Within each area of our business, we continually assess the quality of service being provided to our clients. Our efforts have been recognised by various awards and accreditations across the globe for the quality of work we produce.
 
 
 
 
  JSE SRI Index 2005/6: inclusion in the JSE Securities Exchange’s Socially Responsible Investment Index for the third consecutive year [April 2006].
 
  Top 10 Global Insurance Broker: ranked 9th by US$ revenue for broking, consulting & related services [Business Insurance, 18 July 2005].
 
  Top 200 Companies 2006: ranked 70th in the SA Giants category: [Financial Mail, [30 June 2006].
 
  Investing in Life: HIV/Aids: The Direct Aids Intervention programme offered by Alexander Forbes Health Management Solutions, in partnership with Right-To-Care and other service providers to combat HIV/Aids in the workplace was awarded ‘special commendation for leadership’ (and 2nd place) in the category for ‘the most innovative HIV/Aids programme and policy’ [August 2005].
 
  Black Economic Empowerment: Alexander Forbes South Africa obtained an A-rating as at 31 December 2004, as a level six contributor with unrestrained operational capacity by Empowerdex [October 2005].
 
  Financial Mail Top Empowerment Companies 2006: ranked 22nd amongst the top 200 JSE-listed companies and 2nd in the Financial Services top 20 sector [March 2006].
 
  Business Map/Business Report BEE Awards 2006: Alexander Forbes South Africa placed 2nd in the category ‘most progressive established company’ amongst JSE-listed companies [March 2006].
 
  Personal Lines Broker of the Year Award 2005: Alexander Forbes Personal Services ranked 1st in South Africa in the category of national brokers by Santam.
 
  Insurance Institute of South Africa: Alexander Forbes Group ranked best overall performance in all IISA examinations and winner of the Cover Award [2005].
 
  ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System certificate of compliance from May 2005 to April 2007 awarded to Alexander Forbes Risk Services, South Africa.
 
  SAS 70 Type II unqualified report: awarded in 2004 to Alexander Forbes Financial Services South Africa’s Benefit Administration Services division, after a voluntary review by PricewaterhouseCoopers to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants standards.
 
  PMR Diamond Arrow Award: Alexander Forbes Financial Services South Africa awarded highest overall combined ratings for group life/risk benefits, group pension and provident fund and investment products in 2005 and 2006 by Professional Management Review.

Pension & Provident Fund Administrator in Botswana. Alexander Forbes Financial Services awarded Golden Arrow award and ranked 1st in the PMR Botswana survey [2005].
 
  AA domestic claims-paying ability rating re-affirmed by Global Credit Rating: Guardrisk Insurance Company.

A+ financial strength rating re-affirmed by Global Credit Rating – 2005: Guardrisk Life.
 
  Alternative Risk Transfer category in PWC’s survey on emerging trends and strategic issues in South African insurance: Guardrisk voted by its peers ‘in terms of success across a variety of different markets’ and ranked 1st place [2006].
 
  Rent-a-captive facilities: Guardrisk Insurance Company. Confirmed as world’s largest specialist captive insurer of its kind [Business Insurance – November 2005].
 
  Actuarial Consultancy of the Year: Lane Clark & Peacock LLP ranked 1st for the second consecutive year at the 2006 UK Pensions Awards, run by Professional Pensions.
 
Shareholders
 
 
 
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