Insurers know we differ http://personalfinance.iafrica.com/insurance/2595880.htm Gender, like age or smoking, is used by financial services companies to predict risk profiles and set the price of premiums. For instance, we know that women visit their doctors more frequently and, of course, they have babies. Some health-insurance providers therefore charge women more for their medical policies. Back [...]

Having Your Car Roadworthy Clear For Insurance Purposes http://www.articlelisted.com/Art/51683/226/Having-Your-Car-Roadworthy-Clear-For-Insurance-Purposes.html When we see road accidents involving taxis or old buses, we normally contribute it to driver error. In a lot of cases, this is not always the only factor. Nearly all these vehicles are not roadworthy. But what is roadworthy? Roadworthy implies that the vehicle isn’t [...]

Motor Insurance For Under 25s http://www.articles2win.com/Art/143230/226/Motor-Insurance-For-Under-25s.html All insurance packages are based on risk. The greater your risk to the insurance company, the higher your premium will be. This goes without saying that under 25s are the highest category risk for car insurance. No matter how good a driver a young person is, they will also [...]

Increase in SUV and 4×4 sales – but are they correctly insured? http://carinsurance.arrivealive.co.za/increase-in-suv-and-4×4-sales-but-are-they-correctly-insured.php SUV/ 4X4 and insurance risks Many SUV owners might not buy the vehicle for its 4×4 ability, but having these capabilities at hand, might provide additional safety concerns. We have referred to purchasing considerations as including the ability to go “anywhere” and [...]

Vehicle sales rise in Junehttp://moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page295043?oid=494216&sn=2009+Detail JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s total industry new vehicle sales increased by 20.7 percent year-on-year in June to 39,931 units, the National Association of Automobile Manufactures (NAAMSA) said on Friday. This must be good news for car insurance companies in South Africa after a very slow 2009.  Posted via email [...]

From iAfrica Compulsory basic damage insurance on vehicles is being considered by the government, but appears to be a long way from becoming a reality. “It’s going to take a while… we’re still in the very early brainstorming stage on this,” transport ministry spokesperson Logan Maistry told Sapa on Friday. He was responding to questions [...]

June 8 – Tapping into the growing life insurance industry in South Africa, Kulula, the no frills airline, announced that it would be expanding its brand to include new products. The group’s financial side, which only deals with credit cards for now, will be joining forces with Liberty Life Insurance to bring consumers simple, transparent [...]

ClimateWise, the insurance lobby group that includes several top names in the industry, found that the global climate will have devastating effects on South Africa’s economy. Insurance companies are facing some of their highest claims in recorded history due to natural disasters triggered by climate changes. Read the full article at: http://bit.ly/2OOBXc

The costs of car insurance premiums are rising in South Africa due to the increasing cost of repairing the damage to vehicles and not because of the rise of crime rates and theft. Read the full article at: http://bit.ly/gZwdE

In today’s economy it is of utmost importance for any policyholder to know exactly how to carefully cut on insurance costs without actually cutting risks. In this article you will learn how you can save money and still be safely insured by narrowing down on your cover that you don’t need. One of the main [...]