So long but, hopfully, not goodbye
December 1, 2009
Nick Beyers, CEO of Zurich South Africa, is retiring after 40 years in the industry. Tony van Niekerk spoke to him about this journey through the South African short-term insurance industry. COVER: Can you summarise…
This could happen to you
December 1, 2009
The procedures to be followed when you are stopped for an alcohol breathalyzer test … As part of the South African criminal justice system, new methods of no tolerance with regards to road safety are…
Trailblazing Actuary
December 1, 2009
Dalisu Dube, head of the actuarial division at Etana Insurance, has been appointed to the board of ASABA, the Association of South African Black Actuarial Professionals. It was the discovery of his exceptional mathematical ability…
Claims and the question of onus
December 1, 2009
Frank Liebenberg Post graduate insurance lecturer School of Economics and Business Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Ana Mullins Managing Director Phoenix Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd Fundamental principle In dealing with an insurance claim, in practice,…
Marine Insurance Feature
December 1, 2009
Marine insurance is mostly thought of as insuring ships and other watercraft. Smaller brokers, who understand that it goes much further and, amongst others, includes cargo by road
Are insurers fuelling South Africa's drunk driving culture?
December 1, 2009
In the 2008 financial year alone, the Road Traffic Management Corporation reports that there were 14,627 fatalities on the roads – equivalent to 40 deaths every single day. Half of these are the result of…
Insurance consequences in the case of drunk driving
December 1, 2009
When you have the unfortunate experience of being involved in a motor vehicle accident, many negative consequences could be suffered, the least of which may be the worry about who is going to pay for…
A most extraodinary case
December 1, 2009
Rand Mutual Assurance v Road Accident Fund The recent case of Rand Mutual Assurance v Road Accident Fund 2008 (6) SA 511 SCA is yet another precedent- setting case. In the history of insurance law…
