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URA INSIGHTS | THE FINE PRINT IS IN YOUR FAVOUR: WHAT INSURERS CANNOT UNDO.

This article deals with when insurers agree to cover in a policy, they cannot later escape liability by claiming the wording was a mistake.

THE FINE PRINT IS IN YOUR FAVOUR: WHAT INSURERS CANNOT UNDO IntroductionInsurance policies are only as valuable as the wording of their contractual provisions. A recent judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal - AIG South Africa Ltd & Others v Azrapart (Pty) Ltd and Another (898/2024) [2025] ZASCA offers a crucial message for policyholders: insurers cannot re...