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Mega fire losses force insurers to rethink thatch risk

21 May 2024

Communications seen by FAnews suggest that thatch fire risk is the latest peril that local brokers may struggle to place on cover affordably, following a number of significant fire-related loss events in recent months. This adds to the growing list of asset and peril combinations that present challenges when quoting for new business or seeking to renew a policy. Example, brokers are already having to jump through hoops to get cost-effective cover on buildings in flood-afflicted zones. We reached out to a broker and insurer for some comment.

Election uncertainty, a double threat to South Africa Inc and you, the people

03 May 2024

South Africa’s 29 May 2024 National Election promises a complicated and hard-to-understand three-ballot election process containing hundreds of difficult to navigate small-print names and logos, and little else. Voters will be asked to place one-cross-only on each of a national ballot, a provincial ballot and a regional ballot.

Dissing Cathie, Man-U and Wall Street analysts in a single AI-focused tech-fund presentation

19 April 2024

You have to congratulate a portfolio manager who disses Cathie Wood, Manchester United and Wall Street analysts in a single presentation. Kudos, therefore, to Richard Clode, co-lead manager at the Janus Henderson Global Technology Leaders Strategy, who achieved this remarkable feat in under 30-minutes at the 2024 Glacier International Seminar, held recently in Pretoria, South Africa.

The elevator pitch: How to read the room and other avoidable faux pas

05 April 2024

There are many ways to deliver a perfect, persuasive elevator pitch and just as many to mess it up. Get the pitch right, and the sky is the limit; botch it, and your aspirations, dreams and hopes plummet down the elevator shaft at 9.8 metres per second or so.

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10 February 2024

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18 January 2024

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13 December 2023

Yes, inclusion will fix our woes; provided we define it correctly

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20 November 2023

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04 November 2023

Brokers brace for weather-related premium surges

12 October 2023

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