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Sasria

02 Oct 2019

Sasria presents powerful figures showing a state-owned success

By Janice Roberts

State-owned short-term insurer Sasria SOC Ltd (Sasria) has once again presented Parliament with a welcome set of clean and sustainable figures as detailed below: Gross written insurance premium up by 8.8% to R2,1 billion Net Insurance claims up by 138.1% to R1.5bn Combined loss ratio up by 73% to 114.7% Net loss of R73 million...
16 Sep 2019

Minister Mboweni welcomes resignation of SASRIA non-executive directors

By Janice Roberts

The Minister of Finance, Mr TT Mboweni, has welcomed the resignation of the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (SASRIA) Non-Executive Directors. The company held its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 13 September 2019, after which the Non-Executive Directors resigned.
24 Jul 2019

Violent protests must end, or SA risks being stuck in poverty

By Janice Roberts

South Africa risks being trapped in a cycle of poverty and destruction if violent service delivery protests are allowed to continue unabated. Unless civil society, labour and government can find new ways of engaging and solving problems, the country will continue to waste resources on fixing and replacing assets damaged during protests, instead of rolling...
23 Apr 2019

Is your business insured against riots?

By Janice Roberts

Given the increasing incidences of protest actions ahead of the national elections in May, SMEs should ensure they are adequately insured against riots, strikes or protest actions.
19 Sep 2017

Taxi violence highlights the importance of Sasria cover – do you have it?

By Janice Roberts

By Bertus Visser, Chief Executive of Distribution, PSG Insure. Taxi violence and recent service delivery protests are a a reminder of the importance of Sasria cover as part of your insurance policy.
07 Nov 2016

Sasria cover essential on underlying assets insurance policy

By Janice Roberts

Aon South Africa is advising business owners and individuals to review their asset insurance policies and ensure that they have Sasria cover included. This follows the costs of destruction of property in the wake of #FeesMustFall protests, estimated to be in the region of R1 billion to date. According to Hussain Bhikhoo, Client Manager at...
29 Oct 2015

Insuring for civil unrest

By Janice Roberts

The recent student riots have highlighted the issue of who will cover the costs of damage to personal property that may result from this type of social upheaval.
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