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Load Shedding: 9 ways to protect your property

As common as a billion-dollar climate catastrophe

The rising frequency and severity of extreme weather events is raising questions about the long-term sustainability of traditional natural catastrophe risk transfer mechanisms such as insurance and reinsurance. Last year, it turns out, was another chart-topper insofar economic and insured losses caused by floods, hurricanes and wildfires, among other natural disasters and manmade.

The insured loss ‘gold’ that SA can ill afford

There are wins that you wish for and celebrate, such as South Africa winning the 1995, 2007 and 2019 Ruby World Cup, with the Springboks triumphantly lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy on those three occasions. Then there are wins you can only dream about, that somehow remain just out of reach no matter how hard you try. Just ask the Proteas about their track record in the ICC Cricket World Cup; they have failed at every opportunity since their inaugural appearance in the competition, way back in 1992.

Insure you save more with these policy-prepping tips for 2022

Every year, we resolve to ‘do better’, change things up and be the best versions of ourselves. It’s easy to overlook one’s finances, but money should be a pivotal part of this process.