The 3Mountains Challenge, the Free State’s largest multi-day cycling and running event, has secured its first-ever corporate sponsor: Hollard.
Market disruptors are making money, all over the world. You’ve probably at least heard of Uber, if not used, the smartphone app to call a taxi to take you home after a night out, you may have booked accommodation in a foreign city through AirBnB’s peer-to-peer online homestay network. Now, well, in March, there will be Empty Trips.
As South Africa grapples with its worst drought in two decades, it’s difficult to imagine that widespread flooding could be on the horizon.
Team Hollard Jacana has the wind behind it as it sails into 2017. Last week it claimed first place overall in its division in the first Lufthansa Twilight Series of eight races held at the Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) in Cape Town.
We live on our cellphones and tablets, for both personal and work reasons – and that makes us vulnerable.
It’s time for many to pack the car and get on the road. Before you head off, take time to check your vehicle. It could save your life and your holiday. It could also save your pocket – if something goes wrong and you do have to claim on your insurance, you will be able to say you did all that was reasonably possible to keep your wheels firmly placed on the road.
Hollard has in recent months noticed a number of externally facing accounts being brute-force attacked (automated password guessing until the correct password is found) in order to gain unauthorised access and deploy ransomware.
Global Credit Rating (GCR), Africa’s leading rating agency, has affirmed the national scale claims-paying ability of the Hollard Insurance Company Limited as AA(ZA), with its outlook as “Stable”.
Few will disagree that 2016 has been one heck of a year – no matter which way one looks at it. We wrap up the best Hollard and insurance stories of the year.