South Africa: Professional indemnity insurance amidst COVID
Thursday, 05 November 2020
by Insuralex
Economies across the globe, specifically small businesses, have taken a pounding from the effects of the pandemic. Practicing lawyers have not been immune to the adverse effect of it. This discussion is centered more directly on the impact of COVID-19 on Professional indemnity and the impact it may have on South African lawyers and law
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There is no “lawyer’s paradise”: Interpreting contracts of insurance
Thursday, 01 October 2020
by Insuralex
It is well known that insurance contracts need not be reduced to writing to be rendered enforceable, however, given that insurance is, by and large, a risk transferring enterprise it is commonplace to find the terms of the contract reduced to a written agreement (policy). This obviates the need for either party to prove the
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Business interruption insurance: But for COVID-19 / But for the lockdown regulations?
Friday, 17 July 2020
by Insuralex
Businesses across most landscapes have suffered immensely due to the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Business insurance appears to be no exception. In a ground-breaking decision, the Western Cape High Court in the case of Café Chameleon v Guardrisk Insurance Company Ltd (WCHC, Case no. 5736/2020, 26 June 2020) ruled against an insurer for payment of
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Risks of pandemic-related insurance – a public-private partnership on the horizon…
Thursday, 18 June 2020
by Insuralex
The enforceability of extension clauses relating to contagious or infectious diseases contained in certain business interruption insurance policies has raised legal and policy considerations, with different opinions being advanced from within legal circles. The South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and Prudential Authority (PA) (collectively, the Authorities) have released Joint Communication 5 of 2020.
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Business Inter/uption/pretation
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
by Insuralex
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly led every business to assess their existing insurance cover in the hope that they have business interruption cover in place. Many would have been excited at the inclusion of a section titled “Business Interruption” in their policy wording, but in the insurance world, that blanket term does not guarantee cover
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Insurance: When is a shareholder’s interest an insurable one?
Friday, 10 April 2020
by Insuralex
The concept of an insurable interest forms part of the foundation of a contract of insurance. In South African insurance law, without an insurable interest a contract of insurance will be invalid. Usually, a person is said to have an insurable interest where he or she faces financial harm on the loss or destruction of
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Insuralex chooses Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) as its exclusive member in South Africa
Friday, 15 March 2019
by Insuralex
Insuralex chooses Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) as its exclusive member in South Africa Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), a top ranked law firm and a provider of legal services in the area of insurance law and related litigation, announced today that it has become the exclusive member firm in South Africa for Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers
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