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The South African financial services industry is currently facing a number of cost challenges which is affecting the way companies do business. In addition to the rising economic cost of doing business is the impending implementation of systems and processes to fully adhere to any new regulations.
Where is the line between the notification to an insurer of circumstances likely to give rise to a claim and a notification just in case a claim arises? The notification obligation has to be applied objectively but taking into account the insured’s knowledge. An insured need not infer the likelihood of a claim from the mere happening of an event.
According to the latest Swiss RE sigma study, global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2013 came to $45 billion, which is down from $81 billion in 2012.
Fraud is an unfortunate common occurrence in the South African insurance industry, and is very difficult to resolve or root out. But a recent ruling shows that headway is being made.
Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?