In an effort to face the rising fashion of insurance fraud which costs the sector millions of rands, the South African insurance Association (SAIA) is working on the creation of a specific body to combat fraudulent practices.
Statistics are showing that 5% to 15% of the reported claims are of fraudulent nature SAIA gathers 53 non-life insurance companies among which Santam, Mutual & Federal, SA Eagle, Auto & General, Outsurance and Hollard.