The question for 2021 is “What if?”
Living with your family 24/7 for a good few months last year was interesting, wasn't it? Within the confounds of our shelters, we all hunkered down stockpiled and...
Review: InstantLife Insurance
After spending six years living in the UK, I returned home to South Africa to live in 2009. In the UK, buying insurance online was mainstream – nearly...
Review: Simply Life Insurance – Domestic Worker Cover
Nannies and domestic staff are such important members of our families. From helping raise our kids as we head to work, to assisting with cleaning, cooking and other...
Need to attend a funeral? But what about the COVID-19 lockdown?
At the time of writing this blog post, we are all still holding our collective breathes, aren’t we? Will the lockdown end, or will Government enforce further “stay-at-home”...
Will My Life Cover Policy Still Pay Out If I Don’t Go For The HIV Test?
Did you know that if you pick up your cellphone and take life cover out with a direct insurer, they aren’t going to ask you to go for...
Can’t I Just Take Out A Bunch Of Funeral Plans Rather Than One Life Insurance Policy?
Sure, you can. In fact, there is no restriction on how many funeral policies you can take out. If you want R50 000 funeral cover from ten different South...
State-funded funeral: local councils come to the rescue of the poor and lonely
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your body when you die if you cannot afford a funeral? Everyone would like to have a decent and dignified...
Avoid funeral insurance scams so you can rest in peace
A lot of people are scammed by unregistered funeral service providers. To ensure that you don’t fall prey, we spoke to Prudence Thepi, general manager at Old Mutual...
Taking out a funeral policy for a parent
Losing a loved one is a devastating time in any family and one that should not signal you having to worry about funeral expenses. For this reason, taking...
Mystery shop on funeral insurance: Which one is the cheapest
Planning for the future includes planning for those unexpected events. Death being one of them. While it is not something that you may want to think about, ensuring...