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Home / Posts tagged “Insurance”

Insurance

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Key regulatory and compliance developments: looking back at 2024 and what’s ahead in 2025

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Issues around Budget 3.0 with tax specialist Louis Botha

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Treasury wants insurers to assume more municipal disaster risk

The government will engage the sector on the potential for parametric insurance to improve South Africa’s approach to disaster risk.

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Why insurance plays a limited role in municipal risk financing

A study says the reasons include underinsurance, poor maintenance, claims processing delays, and market constraints.

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The case for blending traditional and self-insurance

By combining traditional cover for catastrophic losses with self-insured retention for routine claims, businesses can transform a ‘grudge purchase’ into a source of financial control.

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Santam set to launch Lloyd’s syndicate this year

The anticipated gross written premium for 2026 is between R6.9bn and R9.2bn.

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Actuaries forge new path for life and health insurers to quantify climate risk

The first Mortality and Morbidity Impact Assessment Framework guides insurers through a structured approach to evaluate long-term climate-driven health risks.

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FAIS Ombud highlights need for follow-up when a policy changes materially

Determination says a ‘reasonable broker’ would supplement a bulk email with an email or phone call to ensure the client is aware of new conditions.

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Five things vehicle owners should know about hijackings and theft

Vehicles fitted with multiple tracking devices are more likely to be recovered. If hijackers disable one tracker, the backup can still guide response teams to your car.

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Subrogation ruling ‘has far-reaching consequences’ for insurers

The ruling requires insurers to plead subrogation and join as parties in civil actions, departing from long-standing practice that allows insurers to step into their insured’s shoes without separate citation.

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Insurers using tech to beat scammers at their own game

Beyond one-off fakes, syndicates are exploiting AI to reuse damage photos and cloned invoices across multiple claims.

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Full disclosure is essential as farming operations evolve

Changes such as joint ventures, investing in infrastructure, and switching to higher-value crops can introduce risks that may not be covered.

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Consumers adjusting insurance covers to cope with rising cost of living

Santam says clients are opting for core covers only, part-insuring assets, increasing excesses, and taking risk-mitigation measures to reduce premiums.

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Crime, fire, and weather remain key drivers of commercial claims

Theft under property covers remains the leading driver of crime-related claims, even as overall crime claims dipped in 2024, Santam reports.

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Brokers look to digital tools to reclaim time for client engagement

Two-thirds of brokers say they want plain-language breakdowns of extensions and exclusions, according to the 2025 Santam Insurance Barometer.

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Legacy network shutdown puts insurance cover at risk

As 2G and 3G networks are retired by end-2027, thousands of vehicle trackers and alarm systems could go dark – potentially invalidating policy terms.

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Life sentence for man who killed farmer for insurance pay-out

The court found that Francisco Erasmus befriended an elderly Oudtshoorn couple before plotting a brutal murder to claim life insurance benefits.

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Old Mutual and YuLife partner on digital-first employee benefits programme

The new offering pairs group risk cover with gamified wellness tools to meet the rising demand for digitally enabled workplace benefits.

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FAIS Ombud finds broker negligent for failing to update client’s contact details

The material change from a co-policyholder to a sole policyholder should have alerted the FSP of the need to review the policy.

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