Cape Town Hit by Worst Storm in 30 Years, Threatening Insurers’ Outlook

Cape Town Hit by Worst Storm in 30 Years, Threatening Insurers’ Outlook

South Africa’s property and casualty insurers face an even tougher year than expected after Cape Town experienced its worst storm in 30 years and dozens of fires engulfed the region around the town of Knysna this week.

The insurers, including Santam Ltd., Old Mutual Plc’s Mutual & Federal and Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.’s OUTsurance unit, are already being battered by an economy

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Mangroves, coral reefs could cut flood insurance premiums: Lloyd’s

Mangroves, coral reefs could cut flood insurance premiums: Lloyd’s

Natural coastal habitats such as mangroves, coral reefs and salt marshes protect communities more effectively against coastal storms than seawalls, and insurers should consider this when pricing flood risk, Lloyd’s of London said.

Investment to conserve natural habitats also makes sense for insurers, a report written for Lloyd’s said on Tuesday, as it is around 30 times cheaper than building

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Insurance commission contributes 3% to Agribank’s total income in five months to May 2017

Harare – Agribank says income contribution from its Agri-Insure cluster for the 5 five months to May 2017 was 3% to total income thus the Bank is expanding initiatives to grow the commission income.

The Bank act as an agent for Alliance Insurance and offers products that range from vehicle cover ,households, personal assets, immovable property, crop insurance and accident cover among others.

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