Insurance

LEGACY named Best Portfolio Administrator for third time

Legacy Underwriting Managers (LUM) has been named the Best Portfolio Administrator at the recent Santam National Broker Awards. This is the third time in six years that this prized accolade has been awarded to the Legacy team. Santam Insurance, the…

Why it is so important for you as the client to keep the salvage after a claim

The policy wording requires that after payment of a claim, the insurer will collect the damaged items (salvage) as it then becomes the insurer’s property. But how does this affect you as the insured and your policy? Once the salvage…

Meet Duwalcoe Financial Consultants … part of the Legacy family

Specializing in short- and long-term insurance, gap cover and life planning, Durban-based Duwalcoe are qualified financial consultants with more than 20 years experience and who pride themselves on giving the best rates and service in the industry. Legacy sat down…

Meet ACRUSURE … part of the Legacy family for a decade

“Legacy’s broker and client-centric system allows us to focus on client service and growing our brokerage” says Ronel Roeloffze from Acrusure Brokers. ACRUSURE Brokers has been active in the short term insurance industry since 1991 and offers a variety of…

Why Technology Is Vital For Short-Term Insurance Brokers

The world is changing at a rapid pace and even more so in the short-term insurance industry, where both clients’ needs and increasing competition require independent brokers to stay relevant and ahead of the game. In an industry where independent brokers…

Retention And Stability In The Short-Term Insurance Market

If there is one thing that Legacy Underwriting Managers (LUM) prides itself on, it’s core values which are also mirrored in the company’s long-term partnerships. A perfect example of this is its affiliation with Santam Insurance, an organisation that has…

Congratulations to our Platinum clients!

In February this year Legacy have spoiled our Platinum clients with the cash benefits they have received from Hollard! Since then our phones have been ringing off the hook and our inboxes were flooded with letters of appreciation from very…

Fighting Cell phone theft in South Africa.

Cell phone theft is rife in South Africa, with thousands of cell phones being stolen across the country every week. These phones play an important part in commercial and organized crime and therefore, it is compulsory to report a stolen…

The most bizarre insurance claims.

Insurance and humour don’t usually go together, but with thousands of insurance claims received by Legacy every year, there are bound to emerge some entertaining and unbelievable stories. We thought that it might be interesting to dig up some of…

Why keeping proof of ownership safe is so important.

Proof of ownership will remain one of the things that cause a lot of headaches for insurance companies. That is of utmost importance for you as a client to keep sufficient documentation of proof of ownership regarding your expensive items.…