Insurers are seeing a spike in claims for car theft and hijacking in South Africa.
The world’s wealthy have a reputation for adding to their fortunes during crisis, as evidenced by huge jumps in the net worth of the likes of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk through the 2020-21 Covid-19 pandemic.
The latest South African crime statistics from the South African Police Service show an increase in hijackings across the country over the past quarter.
Following the disruptive Covid-19 lockdowns of the past two years, global supply chains have struggled to normalise, leading to a spike in the price of almost all goods, says Soul Abraham, chief executive for retail at Old Mutual Insure.
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Old Mutual Insure (OM Insure) has acquired a 51% stake in ONE Financial Services, a South African short-term insurance service provider.
The demand for used cars has exploded since the start of the pandemic, thanks to a global semiconductor and microchip shortage, which has negatively impacted the availability of new cars. This has also led to soaring prices for second-hand cars,…