Sleeping With the Enemy is not an Option

One of the harsh realities of South Africa is that we have to live with high levels of crime every day. Paul Halley, Managing Director of Ascent, points out that the past few years have definitely seen a growing trend in employee originated criminal activity, both directly and indirectly, within the hospitality industry. Read More

Crime Creates Mass Losses in Hospitality Industry

“The past few years have seen a growing trend in employee criminal activity, both directly and indirectly, within the hospitality industry, as constantly highlighted by the media,” said Paul Halley, Managing Director of Ascent. Ascent is an underwriting manager underwritten by Infiniti Insurance Limited. As an underwriting manager in the Tourism, Hospitality and Entertainment sectors, he has been privy to this new industry anomaly.” Read More

Infiniti Insurance

Infiniti Insurance focuses on long-term partnerships with insurance entrepreneurs who are specialists in their fields. Leadership Infinity corporate Profile – Oct 2013

Paul Hancock joins Infiniti

Infiniti Insurance on Monday announced the appointment of Paul Hancock as general manager. Hancock’s promary responsibility in the new position will be oversight and monitoring of some existing specialist underwriters as well as contributing to growth of the specialist underwriter portfolio.  RiskSA_ Paul Hancock joins Infiniti Insurance_1 September 2014

The Sky is not Even the Limit

Aviation Liability Insurance is specifically designed to protect the Aviation Industry against third party insurance claims for damage to property and passengers. Read More

Die wildbedryf en versekering

Dit is teen hierdie tyd baie duidelik dat die wildbedryf in Suid-Afrika teen ‘n baie hoë tempo groei en volgens alle aanduidings nog sal bly groei vir baie jare. Dit is om hierdie rede dat Kuda besluit het om hierdie bedryf te betree as die volgende been van uitbreiding op ‘n reeds baie suksevolle versekeringsmodel […]

Gavin Horn joins Infiniti Insurance

Infiniti Insurance Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Gavin Horn in the position of Broker Relationship Manager with a special focus on New Business. Gavin, formally of Aon Insurance Brokers, has over 30 years of short-term experience holding a number of senior management positions both at Commercial Union and at Mutual and Federal. 

Growing the UMA market

How do you expect the UMA model to change over the next five years? UMA’s are under pressure to provide value to those brokers that place business through them.  With loss ratios under extreme pressure, UMA’s are finding it difficult to buy business at cheap rates and still manage to turn a profit.  To remain […]

The Sum of its Parts

The pricing, supply and increased sophistication of car parts have changed significantly over recent years. As a result, both the insurance and the repair industries are watching the playing field transform; the need to adapt becomes ever clearer. 

Asian Tigers Eye Africa

Recent interest from Indian reinsurer GIC Re in South Africa has sparked debate about whether Asian reinsurers might be casting their eyes towards South Africa and even the African continent. RISKSA investigates.