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6 tips to get your home sold faster at the price you want

23 March 2016 | General

Selling your property quickly in a down-turned economy is likely to be one of the most challenging exercises you’ll undertake. Day after day, you hope to find the perfect buyer who will come along and make you the right offer on your home. You may even find that offers on your property are not in short supply, but finding buyers who actually qualify for the mortgage finance is an entirely different story.

SA businesses to take precaution against product recalls

22 March 2016 | General

Product recall incidents occur almost on a daily basis across the globe, with two of the most recent cases being the recall of Mars chocolate bars in 55 countries and a manufacturer of child safety seats having to recall over 56 000 seats in Detroit. Closer to home, here in SA, Kia Motors have initiated what appears to be a very well structured recall strategy involving 800 vehicles. The rising number of product recalls highlights the importance of comprehensive and proficient Product Recall and Guarantee Cover in place to allow businesses to mitigate the risk of severe financial loss or, in the worst case scenario, liquidation in the event of a product recall.

Long-term decline in shipping losses continues but economic pressures, cyber risk and superstorms challenge safety progress

22 March 2016 | General

• 85 large ships lost worldwide in 2015, down by 45% over a decade. • Regional disparities remain. Losses up in top global hotspot – South China and South East Asian waters. In 2015, East and West African coasts saw losses of six ships bringing the tally of vessels lost between 2006 and 2015 to 94. • Economic and market conditions are pressurizing costs, raising safety concerns. • Cyber exposure, driven by Internet of Things (IoT), e-navigation and piracy, “mega ship” salvage issues, superstorms and increasing Arctic casualties heighten risk environment. Piracy incidents down in West and East Africa, although the risk remains high.

Man dies in gun fight after recovering hijacked vehicle

18 March 2016 | Motor

South Africa’s security personnel are working under increasingly dangerous circumstances as criminals continue to rage more violent attacks. In a recent incident, a member of Cartrack’s Ground Recovery team was fatally shot during a vehicle recovery operation on Tuesday, 15 March.

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