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The South African Weather Service has informed us that Tropical Storm Eloise, which is currently crossing Madagascar, is expected to move into the Mozambique Channel, gathering speed before it makes landfall along the southern Mozambican coastline at some point over the weekend. It is still too early to predict the storm’s exact trajectory, but Eloise…

“The rising violent crime level in our country is something that can no longer be ignored by business,” says Peter Olyott, managing director of Indwe Risk Services. “It is because we share a concern for our lives and those of our loved ones, that we have decided to act in the interests of our clients,…

Written by Steyn McDowall, Indwe Executive Director: Business & Specialist Insurance In the same way that progressive farmers need innovative tools to face modern farming challenges, so too must agri insurers use new technology to increase their efficiency and stay competitive. If you consider the agri industry and look specifically at crop insurance, the insurance…

The South African government announced a national lockdown in March this year. In the past six months, those severe restrictions have slowly eased and the country has now entered level 1. But, regardless of the level of lockdown, what has not stopped is life – or life events – and the subsequent insurance claims.  With…

Written by Steyn McDowall, Indwe Executive Director: Business & Specialist Insurance Insurance, at its essence, is a source of finance to pay for losses, when they occur. In theory, the contributions of the many pay for the losses of the few.  The risk transfer to an insurer is subject to conditions but there is the…