Insurers and their clients count the cost of extreme weather
The insurance industry faces the challenge of striking a balance between affordability for clients and ensuring long-term sustainability amid the changing risk landscape.
Insurance claims
People’s expenses change in retirement. Shouldn’t their income too?
Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
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How honest are South Africans when making insurance claims or applying for a loan?
Survey also reveals consumers’ anti-fraud preferences when transacting online with the financial services industry.
Covid-related insurance claims – The worst is yet to come
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” – a quote by Albert Einstein that came to mind when I read the latest Short-term Ombudsman’s Briefcase. Policy wording and its interpretation at […]
ASISA reports decrease in fraudulent claims
According to the 2019 consolidated statistics of fraudulent and dishonest claims, published by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), there was a marked reduction in both the number of irregular […]
