The medico-legal expert witness space appears to have started to become rather crowded in recent years, with an increasing number of health professionals believing this to be a desired area of practice, some virtually immediately post-graduation. As the pool of…
It struck me during a recent conversation with a long-time colleague in the risk claims domain, that the drive for innovation in the disability claims arena may have seduced insurers into believing that innovation is the answer to all of…
Income replacement and lump sum disability insurance benefits are taken out by employers all over the world, giving them the peace of mind that their employees will be financially cared for in the event of incapacity resulting in medical boarding…
From the desk of Global Business Solutions: "We, at Global Business Solutions, are proud to welcome Elise on board as a consultant as we know that she will add enormous value to you. Here is her first correspondence focused on…
Although most of us are familiar with Ghandi’s words: ‘Be the change that you wish to see in the world’, what many fail to grasp is the simplicity of applying Ghandi’s words in a practical and constructive sense in our…
The powerful truth of the words in the title of this communique have been actively experienced over the past two months while engaging in training to become a Mediator during October 2017 and rolling out the first ever UCT certified…
Dignity, disability and life insurance – facilitating the balance
When providing an expert opinion, one ought to be constantly mindful of the importance of the need to remain steadfast in the provision of objective; independent; impartial and unbiased opinions, as based on one’s professional knowledge; experience and expertise. Although…
Listening to Jean Paul Samputu[1], the Singer Songwriter from Rwanda, speak at the conference on Just Governance for Human Security in July 2017 in Caux, Switzerland, was a perspective altering experience. Jean Paul suffered the loss of his parents by…
Contractual wording is intended to provide clarity on the terms of agreement between specific parties. Policy wording shapes the contractual terms of insurance benefits. One would imagine that, at the time of drafting and application, thought would be applied to…