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Insured businesses will look to Sasria in recovering from looting and violent unrest

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Questions are mounting as to whether the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) has the capital to pay out claims related to the violence, carnage and looting that rocked Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal businesses this week. Sasria is South Africa’s only short-term insurer that offers cover against damages and losses from unrest/protest action. Attorney and partner at Adams and Adams, Jean-Paul Rudd spoke to the OFM Business Hour regarding Sasria.
14 Jul 2021 12PM English South Africa Business · Daily News

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