Massive hailstorm hits parts of Joburg – How will the insurance industry respond to this?
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GUEST – Funeka Ngewu, Head of Executive Claims and Claims Support at Momentum Insure
A massive hailstorm hit several parts of Joburg - damaging properties, cars, municipal infrastructure and leaving roads covered in a pile of hail. YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY advises you to move your vehicle undercover, as a storm with a risk of hail is imminent in Johannesburg (CBD).
You may have been receiving these types of SMSes of late, following severe hailstorms in Gauteng in the past, that damaged thousands of vehicles and caused claims running into millions of rands. In recent times, insurers generally have also embraced social media platforms such as Twitter as a means to inform clients of pending weather risks and to reduce their own exposure.
But where do these warnings leave clients who are unable to move their vehicles to safety, or who ignore the warning
A massive hailstorm hit several parts of Joburg - damaging properties, cars, municipal infrastructure and leaving roads covered in a pile of hail. YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY advises you to move your vehicle undercover, as a storm with a risk of hail is imminent in Johannesburg (CBD).
You may have been receiving these types of SMSes of late, following severe hailstorms in Gauteng in the past, that damaged thousands of vehicles and caused claims running into millions of rands. In recent times, insurers generally have also embraced social media platforms such as Twitter as a means to inform clients of pending weather risks and to reduce their own exposure.
But where do these warnings leave clients who are unable to move their vehicles to safety, or who ignore the warning
