Take Charge of Your Money
Take Charge of Your Money
An in-depth discussion on car insurance with Ernest North
Take Charge Of Your Money podcast with Brendan Dale
Season 2, Episode 2 - 21 March 2022
Sponsored by Naked - The new way to insure your stuff
A great chat with Ernest North who is one of the co-founders of naked. Ernest has over 16 years of experience in the short-term insurance industry and has spent many years doing technical pricing for car insurance. As in, how premiums are calculated for individuals based on a variety of factors.
Ernest goes into great detail about what insurance is, why we need it, how excess works, why you're possibly over-paying, etc.
Main topics discussed:
0:00 Podcast into and thanks to my sponsor
1:09 Guest intro, Ernest North
2:29 The risks in owning a car
6:12 Why don't people have car insurance?
8:39 Fully comprehensive vs 3rd Party
9:48 How premiums are calculated
14:18 Are we being overcharged?
18:15 Why we pay excess
22:44 Our responsibilities towards the insurance company
26:35 Things to do after an accident
29:01 Closing thoughts
Why do we need car insurance?
We need car insurance to cover us for the financial risk of loss or damage to our vehicles, as well as the legal liability against us should someone sue us for damaging their property (while driving).
The questions to ask yourself are, if my R200,000 car is written off, do I have the money to buy a new one?
And, if I drive into a R5 million rand Porsche and the owner sues me for damages, can I afford to take that risk?
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