The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that its Deputy Dean, Prof Birgit Kuschke, was elected as the Vice-President of the Association International de Droit des Assurances (AIDA) last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  She is also the representative of the South African Chapter. The 15th World Congress, hosted by the Brazilian Chapter, took place from 11 to 13 October 2018. 

A Presidential Council defines AIDA’s working programme at an international level. The Presidential Council is composed of the President, Honorary Presidents, up to four Vice-Presidents, the Chairpersons of the Working Parties and a maximum of 25 councilors. 

AIDA is a non-profit making international association, formed in 1960, for the purpose of promoting and developing at an international level, collaboration between its members with a view to increasing the study and knowledge of international and national insurance law and related matters. It is AIDA’s aim to propose measures with a view to the insurance industry adopting them at a national and international level, leading to harmonisation of insurance law or means for resolution of insurance disputes.

In his congratulatory message, Dean André Boraine thanked Professor Kuschke for keeping the Faculty on the global map.

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