SSP Brochure:Layout 1 - INSETA

Table 4.4 Scarce skills: clerical and administrative occupations .....................................................................................................................................36Table 4.5 Scarce skills: sales occupations....................................................................................................................................................................................37Table 5.1 Summary of small business development opportunities in the insurance industry....................................................................40LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1-1 Products sold by brokerages or agencies in the sector..................................................................................................................................3Figure 1-2 Distribution of organisations and employees according to organisation size....................................................................................4Figure 1-3 Employment distribution according to subsector..............................................................................................................................................4Figure 1-4 Geographical distribution of employees..................................................................................................................................................................5Figure 1-5 Trends in net premium incomes of life insurers*: years ended 31 December 2001-2006.......................................................8Figure 1-6 Trends in net premium incomes of link investment insurers*: years ended 31 December 2001-2006 ............................9Figure 1-7 Trends in net premium incomes of assistance insurers*: years ended 31 December 2001-2006........................................9Figure 1-8 Trends in premium incomes and benefits paid by short-term insurers: years ended 31 December 1999-2006 .....10Figure 1-9 Trends in collective investment schemes in securities: years ended 31 March 1998-2006....................................................11Figure 1-10 Trends in collective investment schemes in property: years ended 31 March 2000-2006.....................................................11Figure 2-1 Employment distribution according to occupational category................................................................................................................15Figure 3-1 Qualification levels of employees .............................................................................................................................................................................21Figure 3-2 Population group distribution of employees......................................................................................................................................................22Figure 3-3 Age distribution of employees in the sector......................................................................................................................................................23Figure 3-4 Senior Certificate passes: 2005..................................................................................................................................................................................25Figure 3-5 Senior Certificate passes in mathematics: 1999 - 2005...............................................................................................................................25Figure 3-6 Actual and projected entry-level qualifications in business, commerce and management sciences from thepublic HET sector..............................................................................................................................................................................................................28ANNEXURESANNEXURE A PROFESSIONAL BODIES INTERVIEWED AS PART OF THE SSP UPDATE PROCESS IN 2007.........................45ANNEXURE B FINANCIAL SERVICE SECTOR CHARTER TARGETS SET FOR THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.........................46ANNEXURE C METHODOLOGY USED TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF BLACK MANAGERS NEEDED BYTHE INSURANCE SECTOR.............................................................................................................................................................................48ANNEXURE D CURRENT LEARNERSHIPS (MARCH 2007)........................................................................................................................................50ANNEXURE E SCARCE SKILLS IN THE INSURANCE SECTOR - 2007................................................................................................................51ANNEXURE F CRITICAL SKILLS NEEDED IN THE INSURANCE SECTOR.......................................................................................................57ANNEXURE G INSETA BUSINESS PLAN...................................................................................................................................................................................61INSETA Sector Skills Plan