Jul 27, 2020 | Articles, Latest Insurance Articles, Short Term Insurance News
Coronavirus upheavals may have turned the world upside down in the past few months but Swiss Re’s Sonar report finds new technologies and the shift toward lower-carbon solutions remain key drivers of emerging risks. “At the beginning of the year, the political...
Jul 16, 2020 | Articles, Latest Insurance Articles, Short Term Insurance News
The highly charged question of whether business interruption (BI) insurance will pay-out due to a national lockdown has spilled over from the Western Cape High Court into the court of public opinion. On 26 June 2020, the court ruled in the matter between Café...
Jul 10, 2020 | Articles, Latest Insurance Articles, Short Term Insurance News
The COVID-19 pandemic is emerging as a powerful driver for digital transformation in the insurance industry, with a shift from an intermediated world to one of faceless onboarding and servicing. New research from TransUnion on the performance of insurers shows...
Jul 3, 2020 | Articles, Latest Insurance Articles, Short Term Insurance News
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), which has been on the cards since 2014, is nearing full implementation following the President’s 22 June 2020 announcement of the commencement of additional sections of the act. According to the Presidency, the act...
Jun 26, 2020 | Articles, Latest Insurance Articles, Short Term Insurance News
They have never been needed as much as now, with many people working from home. The process of finalising legislation dealing with cybercrime has been long and tortuous but it has never been needed as much as now when more and more people work remotely from...
Jun 18, 2020 | Articles, Latest Insurance Articles, Short Term Insurance News
As professionals we should avoid falling prey to corruption, writes Mpho Modisane, IRMSA risk intelligence committee member. Corruption robs both the public and private sector to the extent of eroding our individual professional brand and that of our companies...