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Political Risk Insurance: A Potentially Growing Role To Play In Encouraging Investment Into Developing Countries And Some Legal Aspects In Relation To The Operational Management Of Political Risk Insurance In Jurisdiction

Political Risk Insurance ("PRI"), which serves to protect assets and financial interests, offers a safeguard against adverse actions or inactions of governments and serves to mitigate...

Worldwide Insurance

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ENS

Subrogation Vs Procedure: Who May Swear Discovery Under Rule 35?

The Johannesburg High Court recently dealt with an interlocutory application concerning compliance with discovery obligations under Uniform Rule 35(1) in pending insurance dispute action proceedings between the parties.

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Delictual Liability, Consumer Protection, And Public Policy: An SCA Turning Point

The SCA, on 27 January 2026, delivered a judgment with significant and far-reaching implications for the insurance industry, particularly liability insurers.

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Beneficiary Disputes In Living Annuities: A Wake-up Call For Insurers And Advisers

On 6 January 2026, the Pretoria High Court handed down a judgment in a case pertaining to insurance living annuity.

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Prescription vs Time-Bar Clauses: When Delay Defeats An Insurance Claim

South Africa Insurance

BI

Barnard Inc.

The Consequences When Insured Parties Fail To Disclose The Truth

South Africa Insurance

BI

Barnard Inc.

No Pay, No Indemnity: Assignment-Only Settlement Does Not Trigger Coverage

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Mind The Wording: No Coverage Without A Clear Demand — Lessons For Claims Teams

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

A Cautionary Tale For Underwriting Managers: Enforcing Insurers' Right To Data Access

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Estoppel Without Words: A Cross-Border Lesson For South African Insurers

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Policy Wording Matters: US Electromagnetic Field Ruling Offers Cautionary Tale For South Africa

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

US Court Holds Email Notice Of Intent To File Third-Party Joinder Constitutes A "Claim" When Sent, Not When Read, Under Claims-Made Policy

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

SCA Raises Uncertainty Over Safeguarding Of Insurance Benefits In Insolvency Proceedings

South Africa Insurance

E

ENS

Credit Insurance Under Scrutiny: Court Enforces Fairness In Lending Practices

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Artificial Intelligence In The Workplace In 2026: Legal Risk Management, Accountability And The Emerging Risk Chain

South Africa Technology

E

ENS

South Africa's Climate Change Framework: A New Operating Reality For Mining

South Africa Energy

E

ENS

Investment Intentions In Sustainable Initiatives (Video)

South Africa Commercial

SG

SNG Grant Thornton

COIDA Amendments Take Effect: What Employers Need To Know

South Africa Employment

WW

Webber Wentzel

Restraint Of Trade After Dismissal: Labour Appeal Court Clarifies Enforceability

South Africa Employment

E

ENS

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Insurance Laws and Products

Political Risk Insurance: A Potentially Growing Role To Play In Encouraging Investment Into Developing Countries And Some Legal Aspects In Relation To The Operational Management Of Political Risk Insurance In Jurisdiction

Political Risk Insurance ("PRI"), which serves to protect assets and financial interests, offers a safeguard against adverse actions or inactions of governments and serves to mitigate...

Worldwide Insurance

E

ENS

Subrogation Vs Procedure: Who May Swear Discovery Under Rule 35?

The Johannesburg High Court recently dealt with an interlocutory application concerning compliance with discovery obligations under Uniform Rule 35(1) in pending insurance dispute action proceedings between the parties.

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Delictual Liability, Consumer Protection, And Public Policy: An SCA Turning Point

The SCA, on 27 January 2026, delivered a judgment with significant and far-reaching implications for the insurance industry, particularly liability insurers.

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Beneficiary Disputes In Living Annuities: A Wake-up Call For Insurers And Advisers

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Prescription vs Time-Bar Clauses: When Delay Defeats An Insurance Claim

South Africa Insurance

BI

Barnard Inc.

The Consequences When Insured Parties Fail To Disclose The Truth

South Africa Insurance

BI

Barnard Inc.

No Pay, No Indemnity: Assignment-Only Settlement Does Not Trigger Coverage

South Africa Insurance

AA

Adams & Adams

Triggering The Exclusion: How A Firearms Clause Shielded An Insurer From Liability

South Africa Litigation

AA

Adams & Adams

The Impact On Private Actors (Inclusive Of Insurers / Reinsurers) Of The Recent Advisory Opinion Of The International Court Of Justice On The Obligations Of States In Respect Of Climate Change

South Africa Environment

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ENS

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Reinsurance

The Impact On Private Actors (Inclusive Of Insurers / Reinsurers) Of The Recent Advisory Opinion Of The International Court Of Justice On The Obligations Of States In Respect Of Climate Change

The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change ("the Opinion"), delivered on 23 July 2025...

South Africa Environment

E

ENS

The Rising Impact Of Secondary Perils

It has been reported that at the beginning of June 2024 nine people died and over 2000 households have been demolished due to sever flooding in the Eastern Cape.

South Africa Insurance

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

New Accountable Institutions In Terms Of FICA

Amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 ("FICA") (defining accountable institutions) were published on 29 November 2022.

South Africa Technology

E

ENS

Initially Confident SASRIA May Need Help From Treasury

South Africa Insurance

Tf

Tabacks

ENSafrica Construction ENSurance

Worldwide Real Estate

E

ENS

South Africa's FSCA Issues Press Release Setting Out Latest Stance On Business Interruption Insurance

South Africa Insurance

CC

Clyde & Co

COVID-19 South Africa: FSCA Update On Contingent Business Interruption Cover

South Africa Insurance

CC

Clyde & Co

Insurance & Reinsurance 2020

South Africa Insurance

E

ENS

The National Sport And Recreation Amendment Bill – Restructuring Recreation?

South Africa Media & IT

SI

SchoemanLaw Inc.

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