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Modern risk management helps brokers

13 October 2025

A shift in risk management focus from documentation, governance and reporting to performance and outcomes has the potential to deliver a triple-win for broker, client and underwriter. This was the central message carried during a keynote address to the recent Institute of Risk Management Southern Africa (IRMSA) conference.

Future proofing goes beyond product placement to genuine insurance advice

07 October 2025

The discipline of risk management and implementing risk programmes at clients is a sure way to take your short-term insurance broking practice to the next level. It was refreshing to see insurance feature so prominently in the opening session of this year’s Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) Conference, held at Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg over three days.

Beyond the uninsurable: ever-higher premiums are not the only answer for resilient businesses

29 September 2025

Climate-related disasters and the challenges of aging infrastructure are no longer abstract risks, they are reshaping the insurance landscape in Southern Africa. The 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods highlighted this vividly, causing massive damage to businesses such as Toyota’s Prospecton plant in Durban. In a potentially precedent-setting move, Toyota’s Japanese insurer, Tokio Marine, has filed a R6.5-billion lawsuit against Transnet, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport, and the eThekwini Municipality, alleging negligence in maintaining critical drainage systems.

Riskonet warns on cyber threat crises in supply chains and reputational fallout

25 September 2025

South Africa’s cybercrime problem is increasingly spilling into every corner of the economy, and risk consultancy Riskonet Africa says the only way to contain it is through strategic cooperation.

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