On 13 April, the Lions and Coca Cola Park (Johannesburg) welcomed Etanans and one of our poweRED brokers, the Pogir Group, to witness a Lions pre-match practice session, and a unique war room experience tour — all in anticipation of their big match against the Bulls in the Gauteng Derby over the weekend.
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Legendary South African motorsport driver Sarel “SuperVan” van der Merwe recently celebrated the launch of his new book, an autobiography entitled SuperVan & I. To help publicise his new book, Etana hosted Sarel at our offices in Johannesburg on 12 April 2012, for a book signing with Etanans, brokers and friends. This was followed by Sarel accompanying Etanans to visit some of our “local is lekker” brokers.
The Insurance Institute of Gauteng (IIG) has released its latest electronic newsletter for April 2012. Read up on the latest happenings in the industry, including a note from new IIG President Kim Galus, introduction to the 2012 IIG council and the latest IIG insurance events.
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Now that the year is in full swing, how do you feel as you sit at your desk? It is estimated that some 25% to 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work. The reason for this might surprise you. According to the Harvard Business Review (HBR), it is not just the number of hours we work but the number of things that we juggle to complete during these hours – that’s right, we’re talking about multitasking.
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Procrastination lives in the dark space between anticipation and action, where it is joined by the guilt and anguish of self-defeat, inaction, indecision and not getting on with your life. Even though this sounds ominous, we most likely do something as inane as check our Facebook page instead of meet a close of business deadline or start a project due soon. The point remains, however, we are all guilty of procrastination from time to time.
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Read up on current insurance industry news from the Insurance Institute of South Africa’s (IISA) latest newsletter.
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Growing at three times the world average, tourism has become one of the most important sectors in post-apartheid South Africa, creating almost a million jobs and overtaking gold exports as an earner of foreign currency, according to a tourism feature on MediaClubSouthAfrica.com.
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Etana and Etanans feature in the March 2012 issue of industry publication Cover magazine, which contains a number of interesting and informative insurance-related articles on commercial aspects and risk management. See what Charl Swarts and Marcel Wood have to say about their respective areas of expertise, and read about your favourite empoweRED company.
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Etana’s Specialist Risk team hosted a seminar this week for brokers in the Gauteng region to hear insights from international and local experts on the subject of Professional Indemnity.
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On 14 March 2012, Etana’s risk management team assembled for the quarterly risk management seminar at the Villa Arcadia for what promised to be an insightful three days. The seminar brought the entire risk management team together, and surveyors shared insights and difficulties in order to enhance their working knowledge of the industry.
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