Consumer Education
Budgeting for the future: How your life insurance policy and savings plan work hand in hand
This week our Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will be delivering his budget speech, which will outline government’s planned expenditure over the next year.
What factors affect the cost of your life insurance premium?
Your health plays a role in the price of your premium, as does your lifestyle.
How do my life insurance policy and my savings plan work hand in hand?
It’s important to see life insurance, disability and critical illness cover, and your savings, as important vehicles that work hand in hand.
Is a life insurance policy really for life?
Having the right kind of life cover, critical illness cover and disability cover means that you and your family will be able to maintain a similar lifestyle when you pass …
Underwritten and non-underwritten insurance cover – What’s the difference?
You’ve most likely heard the term ‘underwriting’ mentioned in insurance ads and weren’t sure what it meant and why it’s important.
Why is naming beneficiaries on a life insurance policy so important?
When considering who to nominate as beneficiaries, most people choose people who are financially dependent on them.
What is the difference between funeral cover and life cover?
Because life insurance policies and funeral policies cover different things, it’s best to provide for both in your monthly budget.
Do you need life insurance?
A lot of people believe that the young don’t need life insurance. But the truth is, anyone who is earning an income needs to consider life insurance.