FIA warns insurance industry on money laundering

Insurance players have been urged to develop policies that are capable of detecting, deterring and reporting possible incidences of money laundering and other financial crimes.

Koongalele Chube, the senior assistant director for compliance in the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) said the insurance sector is a critical player in the fight against money laundering and other economically motivated crimes.

Giving a presentation at the recent Insurance Institute of Botswana (IIB) annual conference in Gaborone, she said the industry is potentially at risk of being used for money laundering purposes.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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