Traders often make use of freight forwarders to assist with administrative aspects of the movement of goods, storage and customs clearance. A long-accepted trend has been to arrange for insurance of the cargo through freight forwarders, typically...
By Chris Barry, MD, HCV Insurance With vehicle insurance not being compulsory in South Africa, experts estimate that only 30% to 40% of vehicles on the road are covered, making all drivers on the road vulnerable to the costly after-effects of an...
Tristan Wiggill chats to Belinda Felix about the merits of in-house commercial vehicle insurance. While vehicle insurance is not legislated, any vehicle sold in South Africa must be insured as a condition of finance. It is a grudge purchase, which...
Truck hijackings have risen 29.1% since 2014, according to national crime stats. Tristan Wiggill finds out, from the South African Insurance Crime Bureau (SAICB), how the industry can fight back. According to the SAICB, truck hijackings are all...
