Non-life / General

Weather catastrophes drive majority of $224 billion economic cost of natural perils in 2018 – Aon catastrophe report

Summer crop area down on last year but better than earlier market expectations

After a slow start to the 2018/19 summer crop season with severe dryness during December 2018 in the growing areas particularly in parts of the North West and the Free State, conditions rebounded early in January 2019 as good rains provided the much-needed moisture for planting. Farmers proceeded to plant and although some have reportedly planted beyond the planting window in the west which put them at risk of frost damage.

Trade Credit Insurance: Big Benefits For (SM)all Businesses

Amidst a persistently tough economy, companies continue to battle cash flow conundrums. This is exacerbated by ‘bad debtors’ – in fact, late payments and insolvency are two of the most commonly cited causes of long-term damage to business growth.

4 ways to save money by spring cleaning (your insurance)

Did you recently get married? Move in with your partner? Or maybe you made some adjustments to your property. Every year, our lives change and every new year we ‘spring clean’ the clutter to make way for the new resolutions. But more often than not there is one thing we always put on the back-burner. The dreaded, yet all-important, insurance contract.