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Life Insurance

Death should not be a taboo discussion
Partner Content
/ 27 September 2024

Death should not be a taboo discussion

Funeral cover is a necessary – if uncomfortable – conversation for every family and staff member

By Rebecca Haynes
Life insurance: A beneficiary’s perspective 
Partner Content
/ 6 November 2023

Life insurance: A beneficiary’s perspective 

We all want to ensure that our loved ones will be taken care of when we pass away

By Old Mutual
Simple answers to questions about life insurance 
Partner Content
/ 19 September 2023

Simple answers to questions about life insurance 

If you don’t have life insurance to protect it, the lifestyle you’ve created for your loved ones may be compromised when you’re no longer there

By Old Mutual
Why life insurance premiums become more expensive annually
Opinion
/ 19 May 2021

Why life insurance premiums become more expensive annually

Things to consider and discuss before taking out a policy

By Ashree Christian CFP®
The middle class needs to up its life and disability cover
Opinion
/ 3 March 2021

The middle class needs to up its life and disability cover

The country’s social security system is for the indigent; those who can provide for themselves will have to do it alone

By Ashree Christian CFP®
Insurance payments demand clients’ honesty
Article
/ 23 November 2018

Insurance payments demand clients’ honesty

Momentum found itself in consumers’ crosshairs this week after it declined to pay out the death benefit cover

By Tebogo Tshwane
Momentum changes tune: Pays out death benefit to widow
Article
/ 21 November 2018

Momentum changes tune: Pays out death benefit to widow

Momentum has created a policy to ‘pay out an amount equal to the death benefit in the case of violent crime, regardless of previous medical history’

By Khulekani Magubane
Transnet (and death) cheat aged pensioners out of dignified lives
Article
/ 25 August 2017

Transnet (and death) cheat aged pensioners out of dignified lives

A fight drags on to get the state to replenish looted pension funds for those battling to make ends meet.

By Staff Reporter
Strong profitability for South African life insurers
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Strong profitability for South African life insurers

Fitch Ratings expects South African life insurers to have improved over 2013, but warned they are at risk regardless due to the slow economy.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 May 2013

People with HIV pay more for life insurance – if they can get it

Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.

By Ina Skosana
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Article
/ 6 July 2011

Life insurance vs savings

Is it worth taking out life insurance or should I be investing my money into property?

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 28 June 2011

How to avoid the pain of a frozen bank account

Consider including an immediate needs benefit in your policy — but beware any exclusions.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 10 June 2011

1Lifedirect lets you buy life insurance on your cellphone

A simple policy you can administer conveniently on your cellphone could usher in a new generation of insurance purchase.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 6 June 2011

Baffled by life-insurance terminology? You’re not alone

Help is at hand if you’re confused by the admittedly complex terminology in long-term life insurance policies.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 23 May 2011

Life happens, which is why you need insurance

Joost van der Westhuizen is my age and has three years to live. The first thing he did was check his insurance policies.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 5 January 2011

Why you shouldn’t skimp on insurance

South Africans are underinsured by a massive R18,4-trillion.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 4 January 2011

Insurance market gets a new player

A reader wants to know more about a new direct insurer Frank.net, in particular the fact that it pays out when you are retrenched.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 15 September 2010

I’m too young for life insurance … right?

Does a person really need life cover when they are young?

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 23 October 2008

Insuring for dreaded events

Insurance: People between the ages of 30 and 50 are at the highest risk of dread diseases such as cancer and heart attacks.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 18 September 2008

Life-insurance industry expands by 14%

The South African life-insurance industry grew by 14% in the first half of the year, the Life Offices’ Association said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 September 2008

Spring-clean your assets

There are four essential documents needed to protect your family when you die, writes Maya Fisher-French.

By Maya Fisher French

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