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CREDIT by FIA News Article By Sharon Paterson “It is important for businesses to consider their insurance needs carefully and to purchase the appropriate policies to protect themselves from potential losses.” Businesses are constantly facing risks and uncertainties...

Portable Fire Extinguishers – Part 2

CREDIT by CIA Building Insurance News In Part 1 of this series, we looked at hand-held portable fire extinguishers. In this newsletter, we will look at the classification of fire and the correct extinguisher for each class. Fires involving combustible materials...

Portable Fire Extinguishers – Part 1

CREDIT by CIA Building Insurance News In Part 1 of this new series we will look at hand held portable fire extinguishers. Apart from the required number of extinguishers required by legislation, to be discussed later in this series, the following factors are...

Are you licensed to tow or drive your Motorhome?

CREDITS By Natsure License Codes Explained As a niche underwriter of leisure vehicles (caravans (on- & off-road), motorhomes & camper trailers)) for the past 15 years, it is becoming more and more evident that our younger insureds are unaware of the legal...

But where does this nuisance start?

CREDITS By Natsure Many disgruntled clients tend to cancel their insurance policies due to “bad service” from insurers right after receiving the unwelcome news that their wood rot claim won’t be entertained. But where does this nuisance start? The problem...

Solar panel installations: What can go wrong?

CREDITS By FIA, Tarina Vlok Imagine installing a R2.5 million solar operation to power your property, only to have your property destroyed by a fire. “This is the very real risk property owners face if the installation of the solar power solution is not done in...

Helping our combined customers combat motor scams!

CREDITS By Hollard We’d like to share with you the following important information about industry-wide motor theft scams to pass on to your Claims customers: 1. Vehicle recall scamWell-organised crime syndicates continue to target customers who are the owners of...

How criminals are stealing solar panels in South Africa

CREDITS Businestech By Luke Fraser Security experts warn that solar equipment theft is rising in South Africa, with it being an incredibly easy process for criminals to steal panels and batteries. Amidst the energy crisis, many South Africans have decided to...

This hijacking trend is taking over – what you can do to prevent it

CREDITS Businestech By Staff Writer Vehicle tracking group Tracker says that keyless access theft is again emerging as one of the most common forms of vehicle theft in South Africa, as the group’s latest Vehicle Crime Index (VCI) ticks higher. Gauteng, KwaZulu...

Business news – power surge or lighting strike protection condition

BUSINESS NEWS Power surge has become part of our daily lives and thus Vaal Brokers would like to bring the following under your attention. It is a condition that on all conductive services (ex: all relevant electrical distribution board, power supply plugs,...