Dogs are man’s best friend, right? Wrong! New research from Washington State University (WSU) dispels this long-held theory. In a cross-cultural anthropologic study, WSU researchers analysed 8000 ...
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Many organisations across EMEA, UK currently unable to purchase cyber insurance   Aon, a leading global professional services firm, today announced the launch of a new offering aimed at increasing the ...
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Santam, 01 October 2021: When Covid-19 hit, many businesses had to move staff out of their offices and implement work from home strategies. While this safety precaution was necessary, prolonged periods of ‘empty ...
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National Wills Week will be held from 13 to 17 September 2021. This is an ideal opportunity to draft a Will or to review an existing Will. In recent times, we have come to realise that death can happen to ...
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As COVID-19 vaccine distribution rolls out across Africa and the world, insurers of the pharmaceutical industry are in a position to share their experience as to what constitutes a successful and safe distribution ...
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For today’s woman who owns a car, motor insurance is a must-have. However, there are various issues to keep in mind when you, as a woman, buy cover for your vehicle. The first question to ask is ...
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Three severe waves of the coronavirus pushed South Africa’s unemployment rate to a record high of 32. 6%. The July unrest only exasperated our unemployment crisis – Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas ...
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With increasingly severe weather, growing political volatility, cyber concerns and other threats, farmers need to continue to invest in their risk preparedness. As the farming industry is disrupted by digital, ...
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Fire is one of the major causes of outright insured losses in South Africa, yet it is also one of the most underestimated and underinsured risks. Your home and everything in it are likely to constitute your single ...
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Over the years, data privacy and protecting personal information has become increasingly important, both from a business and client perspective. The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI) was gazetted ...
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With the recent civil unrest and looting that flared up across the country on Monday, 12 July 2021 and subsequent damages, the role and importance of The South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) ...
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If the President decides to declare a state of emergency as a result of the recent extensive looting and unrest, it will be different from those declared during apartheid South Africa has not had a state of ...
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Businesses experiencing disruption from the recent events in South Africa may be able to invoke force majeure clauses in contracts, or the law of supervening impossibility, depending on the circumstances   The ...
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While Sasria, the public enterprise that provides non-life insurance cover for loss or damage to insured property caused by special risks such as politically motivated malicious acts, riots, strikes, terrorism ...
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With an average of 2. 26 protests per day over 7 years - for anything from labour issues to municipal services, corruption and governance – South Africans are no strangers to protests and riots. While ...
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Today’s modern cars, even the more budget-priced cars, incorporate a number of safety features to protect passengers and reduce the severity of motor accidents, or even to avoid them entirely. In ...
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