Non-life

Professional Indemnity Cover for Estate Agents: What you need to know

Property professionals operate today in an environment of ever increasing requirements for better transparency, disclosure, accountability and governance. Professional indemnity cover in the real-estate world is very similar to medical malpractice cover for doctors. While the sale of a client’s home may not require the precision of a surgeon, even a simple property deal can potentially be fraught with pitfalls that can land even the most diligent real-estate professional in a legal conundrum.

Seamless risk protection for mega-projects: Zambia

Infrastructure development is booming across Africa, due in no small part to significant economic growth and foreign direct investment. In line with this, and as part of Santam’s strategic expansion into Africa in partnership with Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam Specialist Business has launched a Seamless insurance solution which offers comprehensive risk protection for mega-projects across Africa. In this series of articles, we speak to Karl Bishop, head: Niche Business at Santam and explore the opportunities in individual African countries for infrastructure development and the specialist insurance business. This month, the spotlight falls on Zambia.

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Five insurance nightmares that keep business owners awake at night

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