Proving ownership of household items when claiming from your insurer is not as easy as it may seem, says the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance, Dennis Jooste. Often consumers do not have a proper inventory of their household possessions before submitting a claim or even when they take out cover. One reason a detailed, up-to-date inventory […]
With over 16-million Facebook users alone in South Africa, social interaction increasingly involves the conscious – and also unconscious – exchange of personal information online. Apart from the obvious security risks, “social media users often don’t realise that insurers also view social media platforms and posts to verify client information and claims data,” says Christelle […]
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Yolande Van Niekerk (39), CEO of Ibiliti Underwriting Managers, based in Fourways, Johannesburg, heads up only one of many short-term insurance companies which have to pause and consider the implications of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offenses Act (AARTO Act), signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 13 August 2019. Although the law […]
Does picking a red vehicle mean you have a higher risk of an accident? And will this influence your insurance premium? There are many myths surrounding vehicle insurance and, like all myths, some are truer than others! It’s important to bust the ‘bad’ ones and be cognisant of the myths that prove true as these […]
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Citizens of the South Africa travelling to Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, the Kingdom of eSwatini and Mozambique should remember the following documents needed at the borders of the country.The media desk from the South African Revenue Services (SARS) urges travellers to keep the following must-have documents on hand. When travelling with RSA-registered vehicles the following is […]
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Airbnb launched in South Africa in 2015. Since then, the number of home hosts has grown to more than 35 000 with South Africans pocketing more than R3.8 billion over this time. The ripple effect of this booming Airbnb community has also proved significant, resulting in an economic impact of approximately R10 billion and supporting […]
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Building a business is one of the hardest – and most rewarding – things any entrepreneur can do. Having invested so much time and human capital, it would only be prudent to protect what you have built. Businesses are exposed to many risks, from the traditional fire and natural perils related events, motor losses, to […]
Some days at work are better than others. Wednesday was one of those days. On Wednesday we visited Steenberg Primary School to witness the impact that Sporting Chance are making in young people’s lives. Intasure (and many other’s like us) are helping to fund their efforts but it is the sheer joy and commitment that the Sporting Chance Team […]
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Being involved in a car accident is a traumatic event in itself, so the news that your vehicle is damaged beyond repair is not an easy pill to swallow. While insurance will soften this blow, the reality is that many variables are at play when dealing with a write-off and many people – even those […]
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Is your building (residential or commercial) located in the place that makes it prone to subsidence or landslip? Is it on a significant slope, on susceptible ground or in a place where neighbouring properties have suffered this type of damage? Most insurance policies on buildings provide very limited (if any) cover for subsidence or landslip […]
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