The end of June brings us to the halfway point of the year (Already! Can you believe it?). This is the perfect time to take a step back, review the year so far, and take stock of the goals set out on your New Year's resolutions (which likely didn’t last past January). It is a particularly good opportunity for you to do some hard thinking over your current financial situation and take action to get back on track... if necessary. One area of possible improvement is on your life

It is no secret that, by dealing with all matters insurance, we are most needed at a time when clients are experiencing some of life’s worst heartaches. Be it death, disability, or illness, we are continuously having to inform and discuss all the destressing curve balls that life can throw at you. As a refreshing change to the doom and gloom of information overload, the PBA team has launched the Feel Good News this month with the goal of sharing some of our uplifting and posi

When you are in your 20’s the last thing on your mind is retirement. In fact, it seems so far off that it doesn’t feel real at all. However, anyone who is approaching their retirement will probably tell you about how they let valuable years slip by and that building a sufficient and comfortable reserve becomes more and more difficult if you don’t start early. Additionally, as you get older you will acquire other expenses that you may not have in your 20’s, such as a mortgage

At the start of June, a small team made up of PBA staff and clients took on the iconic otter trail, crossing the finish line in a huff and a puff. The build-up to the hike gave us the perfect opportunity to remind the team to add the right kind of insurance to their packing checklist in addition to headlamps and tinned beans. This goes for all our clients whose “cup of tea” is to go off the beaten track, travel the road less taken, or trek cross country. Whether it’s traversi

After over a year of social distancing, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s unveiling of the massive COVID-19 vaccination rollout has brought the end of the pandemic within sight. Despite the setback associated with the ineffectiveness of the Oxford/Astrazeneca shot against the South African variant of the virus, the rollout plan is back on track. Along with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine, South Africa will be distributing the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine to inoculate the population. The