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home insurance

18 Feb 2022

5 ways to protect your home and business from the impact of load shedding

By Staff Writer

Bertus Visser, CEO of PSG Insure, discusses the potential damage loadshedding can cause to household appliances and business assets, as well as its potential impact on short-term insurance claims.
10 Feb 2022

FNB launches short-term insurance for home and car

By Staff Writer

FNB is expanding its insurance business with the launch of FNB Short-Term Insurance for car and home.
09 Dec 2019

GENRIC brings insurance innovation to the broker market

By Janice Roberts

GENRIC Insurance Company has launched SafeHomes, a homeowners insurance solution backed by technology that is singularly focused on enabling brokers to meet the evolving demands of their clients in a world increasingly reliant on the internet of things (IoT).   GENRIC’s SafeHomes insurance solution is underpinned by a tech platform that makes onboarding of new customers...
31 Jul 2019

Five ways in which your conduct could invalidate your insurance policy

By Janice Roberts

By: Deanne Wood, Ombudsman for short term insurance Insurance can be incredibly complex and every policy is different.  However, consumers must read and understand their policy terms and conditions carefully, as well as play open cards with their insurer or broker at all times, to avoid an insurer cancelling their cover or not paying out...
15 May 2019

Insuring your home at market value could cost you

By Janice Roberts

South African residential property prices are experiencing continued downward pressure while the average cost of building new property continues to increase year on year with rising costs of materials and labour. The 2018/ 2019 Lightstone Property Forecast showed that the market ended close to 2.9% as opposed to the forecasted 3.8% in 2018. The current...
11 Jul 2018

Electricity and your home

By Janice Roberts

Homeowners are at risk of having their insurance claims rejected if it is found that they are not in possession of a valid Electrical Certificate of Compliance (ECOC) for their property.
04 Jul 2018

Surviving rising costs without losing out on insurance protection

By Janice Roberts

The increase in the value-added-tax rate to 15% in April has South Africans tightening their belts a little more, but overall the economic mood is lifting and opening the door to improved sentiment and business confidence.
24 Oct 2017

WARNING: Fibre can stop your home alarm system from working

By Janice Roberts

The nationwide rollout of fibre in South African homes is apparent around almost every residential corner. However, along with the major advantage of added connectivity comes an unknown impact on the operations of home alarm systems, placing residents at risk.
24 Jul 2017

How to avoid underinsurance

By Janice Roberts

Your home is likely to be your most substantial financial investment. It’s also the absolute cornerstone of your lifestyle and family – it’s your security, your happy place, your stability, your castle. That’s why insuring it correctly is so important.