LinkedIn – 4 ways to improve your profile

If potential clients are seriously considering appointing you as their financial adviser, they will often look to platforms like LinkedIn, which is where they form a first impression of you. Building your LinkedIn […]

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Technology – Friend or Foe?

“It’s no secret that the insurance sector is conservative by nature and has largely been slow to embrace technology. In the past year, many of the large incumbents have been touting new ‘digital’ […]

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Techno-innovation – Cyber threats a possible obstacle

The latest Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) report highlights that increasing cyber threats present a material obstacle to the progress possible through technological advancements. According to Danny Myburgh, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ […]

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Cyber-attacks – Main culprits identified

Various annual reports and research have recently highlighted cyber-attacks as the number one global risk for companies. A media release by Mimecast towards the end of 2019 indicated that four major cyber-attack campaigns […]

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Online scams to watch out for in SA

In light of ASISA’s recently published consolidated statistics of fraudulent and dishonest claims, Herman Lombard, Founder and Executive Director of financial services provider African Unity, also emphasised this phenomenon in a recent media […]

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Ransomware – Beware air waves piracy

According to recent articles, insurance companies around the world are concerned that ransomware-based cyberattacks are on the rise, and that they stand to lose more as hackers step up their efforts to demand […]

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Social media – Five tips for cyber safety

A recent article published by Discovery explains that social media, apps and devices can leave any business vulnerable to crime. With cybercrime, it’s important to remember that criminals will take their time to […]

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