Life Insurance
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The one call I was not ready for
A 41-year-old marketing director from Johannesburg faces the immediate financial and administrative chaos following her husband's sudden death, highlighting the critical gap…
Why life insurance and funeral plans matter
At its heart, life insurance answers one question: what will happen to the people I love if I’m no longer around? A lump-sum payout, often tax-free, gives families the ability to…
Death should not be a taboo discussion
Funeral cover is a necessary – if uncomfortable – conversation for every family and staff member
Life insurance: A beneficiary’s perspective
We all want to ensure that our loved ones will be taken care of when we pass away
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
Why life insurance premiums become more expensive annually
Things to consider and discuss before taking out a policy
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
Insurance payments demand clients’ honesty
Momentum found itself in consumers’ crosshairs this week after it declined to pay out the death benefit cover
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’
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.
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.
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.
Life insurance vs savings
Is it worth taking out life insurance or should I be investing my money into property?
How to avoid the pain of a frozen bank account
Consider including an immediate needs benefit in your policy — but beware any exclusions.
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.