Here’s the updated list of essential services for the remainder of the lockdown period: Medical, Health (including Mental Health), Laboratory and Medical services and the National Institute for Communicable Disease; Disaster Management, Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Emergency Services; In … Continue reading →
In the weeks since South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown started, local insurers appear to be embracing the Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles even more so than required by law under normal conditions. Sustaining this could stand the industry in good stead … Continue reading →
Dealing with insurance claims during the national Covid-19 lockdown. In addition to the onerous lockdown restrictions, many home owners still have to deal with other serious issues, such as burst geysers and burst water pipes. As with many other facets … Continue reading →
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has issued an official warning to all banking clients in the country. This, after the spread of the coronavirus, forced the government to implement strict social distancing measure with a 21 day … Continue reading →
In a previous post ” Covid-19 and cybersecurity” we looked at what cybersecurity entails, and shared examples of recent cyber-attacks. Today we will examine threat vectors, cybersecurity elements and challenges. Threat vectors A threat vector is a path or means … Continue reading →
In light of the announcement by The President of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday, 23 March 2020, of a 21-day national lock-down commencing at midnight, 26 March 2020, management and staff will be working from home. As before, … Continue reading →
COVID-19 has thrown our world around. Attending conferences, seminars, training sessions, client lunches/launches and award dinners is the norm for certain industries, and suddenly, the carpet gets pulled out from underneath us and we have to adapt like never before. … Continue reading →
The out-break of Covid-19, which originated in China and has since spread to most of the world, is one of the most serious threats to public health in recent times and has now been designated as a pandemic by the … Continue reading →
In addition to causing chaos in an increasing number of cities and countries around the world, the outbreak of the infectious diseases poses a significant threat to businesses and their suppliers, especially given China’s role as the world’s manufacturing superpower. … Continue reading →
Travelling when the coronavirus Covid-19 is spreading the world is nerve-racking, so Hollard Travel Insurance launched a new product on March 4, 2020 that will help travellers deal with the virus’s impact. The product, simply named Covid19, adds several Covid-19-related … Continue reading →