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Coronavirus necessitates a review of your client’s medical professional indemnity cover

24 May 2020 | Featured Story

South Africa’s professional medical practitioners should review their professional indemnity cover to better understand their risk exposure linked to practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the country’s confirmed coronavirus cases exceed the 10 000 mark, it is increasingly likely that doctors and other medical professionals will be called upon to offer medical assistance outside their main areas of practice. They will also have to ensure that they adhere to coronavirus safety protocols and that any medical advice they give appropriately reflects the heightened risk to their patients during these unusual times.

“This town is coming like a ghost town…”: Property use and economic collapse combo could leave commercial properties empty

22 May 2020 | The Stage

The evolution of property use combined with economic contraction could contribute to a severe decline in commercial property occupancy worldwide. In some sense this future has been forecast by the West over the 36-months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Large malls in the United States (US) were already struggling to attract and retain tenants as foot traffic plummeted. A similar trend exhibits in the United Kingdom (UK), where the centuries-old High Street is under threat.

“Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns”: Uncertainty pandemic: Everything you once knew about business and life planning is obsolete

15 May 2020 | The Stage

In February 2002, then US Secretary of State for Defence told a Defence Department briefing: “There are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. In other words, there are things that we now know we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we do not know”. His sentiments will resonate with individuals and business owners as they attempt to plan for their post-pandemic futures, mid-2020.

Getting to grips with business interruption cover during pandemic

14 May 2020 | Straight Talk

A briefing by National Treasury (Treasury) on the financial impact of COVID19 on both the economy and national budget, published 30 April 2020, makes for depressing reading. Treasury indicated that the IMF estimate of a 5,8% contraction in domestic GDP for 2020 was optimistic given the “high levels of uncertainty [about the] duration and intensity of the pandemic, the subsequent macroeconomic fallout, and the associated stresses in financial and commodity markets”. They warned that tax revenue could decline by almost a third and predicted that between 690 000 and 1,7 million full-time equivalent jobs could be lost. Six weeks into lockdown, and with no sign of an end to the crisis, businesses are taking strain.

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“The more things change; the more they stay the same” - COVID-19: Like a strong wind blowing against South Africa’s ‘house of cards’ economy

08 May 2020 | The Stage

An opportunity to engage with clients

05 May 2020 | Straight Talk

The blurring line

14 April 2020 | Straight Talk

FAnews April 2020 Edition

08 April 2020 | Featured Story

Amidst the chaos… we have you covered!

23 March 2020 | The Stage

SAIA clears the air on the Accountable Institution conundrum

11 March 2020 | The Stage

Concerns over increased strikes risk

10 March 2020 | Featured Story

Should Eskom be powered with pensions?

25 February 2020 | Straight Talk

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