Etana is on a myth-busting mission to save lives and assets
November 1, 2010
Believing in myths is costing lives and assets in South Africa. In the absence of solid facts about fixed fire protection systems such as sprinklers and drenchers, myths have sprung from nowhere and people believe…
NNAC/COVER broker survey
September 1, 2010
Dear industry colleague We’d like to introduce you to our inaugural NNAC/COVER broker survey, which has been launched to track broker confidence within the industry. Our decision to launch this survey was driven out of…
After I started my career in insurance in 1992, my real path to success started in 2000. I started at HIU in September of that year, and having moved from Alexander Forbes, I found it…
In the years preceding my becoming president of the ILA, I had been involved with the ILA committee intermittently for some time. Then, days before the 2005 AGM, I was told that the ILA needed…
The new South African Insurance Association (SAIA) Code of Conduct, which was recently drafted and approved by the SAIA Board, as a mechanism through which self-regulation could effectively be implemented was launched recently. “The purpose…
Degrees of wear
August 1, 2010
The Insured submitted a claim against his Insurer for damage to his motor vehicle arising out of an incident which occurred on the 3rd June 2007. The Insured was travelling on his way home from…
Handling the challenges of insurance replacements
August 1, 2010
Insurers have long realised that replacing lost, stolen or damaged goods for the insured holds certain benefits over simply paying out a claim, not least of which is the ability for the insurer to save substantial…
Counting the ‘real’ cost of strikes
July 1, 2010
It seems that industrial strikes are now not only an indelible part of South Africa’s business landscape, but that they are also increasing in frequency and duration. While the non-damage costs of strike action are…
