Why clients need liability cover for driving
Author: Andrew Friedmann
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Why clients need liability cover for driving
Why clients need liability cover for driving The Automobile Association of South Africa found that between 65% – 70% of the 11.4 million registered vehicles driving on our roads are uninsured. This means that the majority of drivers are placing themselves at financial risk if they are involved in an accident, says Johannes du Plessis,…
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Influencers and online content creators to beware of liability risks
Influencers and online content creators to beware of liability risks With the number of social media influencers and content creators increasing almost daily, more and more people run the risk of criminal and civil liability for their online activities. This according to Johannes du Plessis, Legal Advisor at RBS (Risk Benefit Solutions Pty Ltd), an…
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Keep your festive season jolly without the worry.
For most of us, the Christmas holidays are a time for giving and sharing. But beware, for others it’s also the perfect time for taking. Why do crime rates increase over the festive season? In the case of house burglaries, which increase by around 8% during December, the opportunity is greater when people are away…
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China is creating more of a buzz in the electric car market than the US.
Shhhh. Can you hear that? It’s the quiet purr of the electric car invasion. In 2016, China registered over 350 000 new electric vehicles (EV’s), compared to only 159 000 in the US during the same time period (over half were in ever green-friendly California). While automotive analysts caution that China’s numbers could be inflated…
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Pumped up petrol prices impact on car maintenance
Most of us dread those petrol price-hike Wednesdays and quickly begin to feel the pressure it puts on our purse strings. Yet these hikes, like the recent 60 cents per litre, don’t just punch holes in our fuel budgets, they also directly impact on the cost of owning a vehicle. Pieter Niemand, Director of the…