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Don't Be A Car Jamming Victim

February 2012

The incidence of criminals using electronic devices to jam the remote locking systems on cars is on the increase.  But how do you avoid becoming a victim?  We spoke to Willem Smith, CE of Old Mutual iWYZE valuables insurance to find out.

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Business Owners: Beware!

South Africa recorded 358 cash-in-transit heists, 1412 commercial trucks were hijacked and 14 534 robberies were reported at business premises.

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Short Term News

»  Pothole Brigade Lead SA

»  Insure Telematics going global

»  Old Mutual Group launch iWYZE

»  MiWay + Tracker in partnership

»  Homeowners: Beware!

»  Santam joins ClimateWise

»  Survive during slowing economy

»  MiWay profiles driver behaviour

»  R500 Million paid in OUTbonuses

»  Mutual & Federal Sale Terminated

»  Mutual & Federal R23 Million Loss

»  Insurance fraud set to hit hard

»  Under-Insurance: You're At Risk!

»  Blackouts - Are you insured?

»  Is your home properly covered?

»  Short Term Insurance Costs

»  Avoid disaster during holidays

»  Santam to simplify policy wordings

Cellphone Life Cover

According to 1Lifedirect, its

latest first-to-market

m-commerce offering allows South Africans to purchase,

view and administer up to R500 000 life cover using their cellphones.

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Life Insurance News

»  FRANK.net launched

»  New life assurance platform

»  Sanlam extends reach into Africa

»  Insurer offers HIV saliva testing

»  Good news for SA Homeowners

»  Groundbreaking Diabetics cover

»  Your RA is better than you think

»  Retirement - The Final Frontier?

»  Reviewing life assurance policies

»  Under 35s more financially savvy

»  Liberty lifts lid on medical cover

»  Channel Life set for more growth

»  Sanlam launches investment plan

»  Ovation P/H offered assurances

Investment News

New Platform - Investonline.co.za

SA's 1st online portal enabling customers to invest in a range of unit trusts in a cost-effective way.

»  SA hot spot for global investors

»  GCI comes out tops

»  Questions to ask a financial planner

»  What could the 'Eskom Effect' be?

»  Investors cautious of equities in 2008

»  Residential Property in 2008

»  ABSA warns clients about SIM swap

»  Who wants to be a millionaire?

»  OM's inflation+ pensioners bonus

»  Stop Loss Strategy

»  Boost To Encourage SBA

Medical Schemes

»  CPA for Medical Schemes?

»  Gen-Health members transferred

»  Bonitas under curatorship?

»  South Africans choose healthy schemes

»  Crunch time for medical schemes

»  TeleMed and BESTmed to amalgamate

»  Are you paying more for less?

»  Choosing a Medical Aid

»  Dis-Chem in price fixing battle

»  Optometrists outraged - new regulation

»  Being without medical aid - unaffordable

»  Avoid wasting medical scheme benefits

»  Medical Aid Members' Rights and Duties

»  More dying of cancer than HIV/AIDS

»  Medical Schemes - What you didn't know

»  Prime hunting season for medical aids

»  SA gets a new Medical Aid - for pets!

»  Schemes revolt against kick-backs

»  SA still not prioritising Medical Aid

»  SA Schemes conned by patients

»  Medicover partners with Lions

Regulatory Bodies News

»  Medical Aid Schemes Complaints

»  CM vital for long-term insurers

»  Curatorship of Fidentia AM

»  Fidentia placed under curatorship

»  Aggressive tax structuring

Personal Finance

»  ITInews launches digital magazine

»  Older people going hungry

»  How to save to buy a home

»  Safest way to sell your car privately

»  Identity Theft on the rise

»  SMME Benefits in 2008 Budget

»  Insurers' Sights on Self-Service

Hints & Tips

Wondering how you can reduce your short term insurance premiums?  See our tips for saving on household and car insurance.

History of Insurance

A look at the history of insurance - where and how it all started.

Cheap Insurance Premiums

Insurance Terms Explained

Do you struggle to understand some of the insurance terms used by the insurance industry?  See the glossary of insurance terms.

Life Cover

What exactly is life cover and how does it work?

Understanding Insurance

Definition of Insurance

The general definition of insurance is explained here.

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