barkmin, Author at Barker Insurance

Safety First!

Lockdown, and its devastating effect on our economy, has shot South Africa’s unemployment rate through the roof, which means that people are getting desperate and resorting to dangerous and criminal measures to make ends meet.

Barker cares for you and your loved ones and would like to remind you that personal vigilance is key to avoid falling victim to such criminal activity.

Follow the precautions in the blog below for your personal safety, and where you can, please educate others in doing so, too.

October 21, 2020

Personal Information Protection

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) commenced on 1 July 2020, with critical sections of POPIA coming into effect.

The insurance sector, in particular, processes extensive amounts of high-risk personal client information. It is essential that companies manage their risk exposure by enforcing robust data governance measures.

In August 2020, iTOO Special Risks shared an informative video with comprehensive insight into what practical considerations a company striving towards compliance with POPI can do.

September 14, 2020

Vehicle Theft Alert

Hollard, our trusted partners of 34 years, has kindly shared the details of a scam they have recently been made aware of.

Fraudsters have been capitalising on opportunities to steal vehicles, and the following depicts some important information about the fraudulent operation.

September 14, 2020

Data Protection 101

Data is critical to any business and, as such, should be thoroughly protected by various tried and tested measures.

Among these controls should be ensuring that your backups are tested. While this may appear an obvious and seamless task, there are a variety of intricacies to be cognisant of.

September 14, 2020

The potential risks of load shedding

As the continued risk of load shedding rears its ugly head, it brings a multitude of risks to take note of in order to protect your loved ones as well as your valuable possessions.

August 4, 2020

Generators: Safety First

With the risk of load shedding and winter chills still looming, the use of residential generators is, once again, in full force.

August 4, 2020

Is your business protected against the growing threat of cyber attacks?

According to Candice Sutherland, expert Cyber Underwriter at iTOO Special Risks, Covid-19 has changed the manner in which we work, for the foreseeable future.

The pandemic has now rendered remote working and online engagement an essential way of conducting business. This has consequently introduced many new cyber risks to organisations, in no small part due to a number of factors.

August 4, 2020

Barker’s long standing promise to our clients

We’ve received much positive feedback over the years from our limited collection of clients. Most have expressed a sense of privilege to be part of such a value-oriented community, especially considering the stigma attached to the insurance industry.

Our clients feel a close relation to the Barker brand that is both ethical and reinforces their own principles. Thank you to all our loyal clients, we feel just as privileged to serve such exemplary members of our family.

July 1, 2020

Uniting for Thembisa and other inspiring South African stories, #StrongerTogether

Uncharted times like as these, bring with them varying degrees of hardship, inflicting much more adversity on some than others.

In light of this, Barker Unite has set out to find an initiative during lockdown that would help lighten the load on those less fortunate. There is a small, yet influential, group of people creating meal packets and dropping them straight off to people in Tembisa who are struggling for food right now.

July 1, 2020

Positive feedback on the No Claim Motor Refunds

In April, May and June 2020, motor claims were below average, and Barker paid out over R2m, R1.3m and R500k in refunds to clients as part of our NO CLAIM LOCKDOWN MOTOR REFUND.

This initiative was created to reimburse a percentage of our clients’ April, May and June motor premium as most vehicles were being safely parked at home or the office during the lockdown and therefore exposed to less risk.

In response to the payout, we have received an overwhelming number of compliments (like the one above) from our loyal customers thanking us for these rebates, which are especially needed in these financially challenging times.

July 1, 2020