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Lessons learnt from St Francis Bay fire

11 November 2013

Remembering the devastation and looking at what has changed.

Brokers may play a role in South Africa's renewable energy future

04 November 2013

Since the fragility of South Africa's power generation capacity was exposed in 2008, there have been calls from many sectors of government and the public for Eskom to diversify its power generation strategy away from its sole reliance on coal generated power. While there were significant investigations into expanding the countries' capacity in nuclear power, the country followed the international trend of turning towards renewable energy to fill this gap.

Rainy season can lead to home insurance claims problems

23 October 2013

With summer fast approaching, the South African rainy season across most of the country can present a number of insurance related challenges for homeowners. As a result, it is important for consumers to educate themselves about the possible reasons why insurance claims related to rain could be rejected in order to mitigate the risk of financial loss.

Lightning presents growing financial risks for homeowners

21 October 2013

South Africa has one of the highest lightning ground strike densities in the world, which can have major financial repercussions for businesses and local homeowners. In the US, the cost of damage caused by lightning strikes totalled nearly $1 billion in insured losses in 2011 alone, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

Answer

2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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