Category: General

  • COVID-19 insurance risks: What are they?

    This is part one in a series of six blog posts providing COVID-19 risk advice. By Claude Hamman, Head of Specialist Risk Advisory at Indwe The risk management process starts with establishing the context of an organisation, followed by the identification, analysis and evaluation of risks. The next step requires that risks are treated effectively…

  • Tips for home-schooling during lockdown

    With lockdown the new norm, many parents are learning to juggle jobs, kids, partners and sometimes parents from the confines of their homes. Some schools are hosting online lessons due to the uncertainty about when schools will reopen. This has resulted in parents having to assist their children with schoolwork while some have to work…

  • Professional indemnity insurance a must-have

    In the age of digital and social media, with virtually every aspect of our business and personal lives captured for posterity, the importance of professional indemnity (PI) insurance cannot be overstated. Yet, many consider this an optional expense, especially when tightening their budgets. At its most basic, PI protects businesses against their legal liability towards…

  • Business resilience: Learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic

    It is safe to say, most of us were unprepared for the COVID-19 outbreak, and even more were unprepared for the mitigation measures taken to prevent the large-scale loss of lives.  Infectious diseases are not new, as far as risks go – these risks have existed in modern times, e.g. Spanish flu, avian flu and…

  • Transport Insurance – A new approach

    Vehicle insurance has traditionally made up a material portion of any business insurance costs. These costs are not limited to pure insurance payaway, but includes associated costs such as risk management and security, as well as consequential costs such as loss of income. Insurance is seen as a grudge purchase and fleet owners do not…