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By 22 February 2011

I’m young and healthy so do I really need all this life and critical illness insurance cover? It’s a question that many younger individuals often grapple with, and for the most part, many leave getting their finances in order too late.

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By 15 February 2011

Each year, thousands of life policies are ceded to financial institutions, usually as security for a debt such as a bond, loan or overdraft.  Cessions play an important role for many people in gaining access to finance, giving the lender comfort in the knowledge that their loan will be repaid ...

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By 18 January 2011

Doesn’t it feel like your medical aid is paying less and less but your contribution towards the scheme is soaring? If you belong to a private medical aid scheme in RSA, I can guarantee you that each year you are getting less bang for your buck! It’s a tough pill ...

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By 13 January 2011

I was lucky enough to get out of Johannesburg for a few weeks! Yip, I traded toxic car exhaust fumes and Jozzinites (the good people of Joburg) for fresh sea air and a little solitude over the Christmas period. Hold on, there might actually have been more Joburg people down ...

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By 20 October 2010

It doesn’t matter which company you have your current life cover policy with, you could qualify for extra life cover with Momentum without having any medicals tests!
Yip, It’s that time of year again when a few life insurance companies make underwriting concessions because they are eager to swing open their ...

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By 12 October 2010

It’s that time of year when savings facilities on medical aid plans run really low or are already totally bone dry.  If you belong to a medical aid plan that has a savings facility built into it, to fund day-to-day expenses like GP visits and medication, only two options are ...

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By 23 September 2010

You get those that love Discovery Health and others that don’t! Whatever your personal views are, the one thing you can’t do is ignore Discovery Health. They are by far the largest open medical aid scheme in South Africa and the gap between them and the competition is getting wider ...

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By 21 September 2010

Once in a while, insurance companies take innovative strides forward in product benefit development. Well at least the progressive, forward thinking one’s do! In this particular case, it’s a life insurer who has developed a new approach to offering life cover with a very different, but important new benefit enhancement. ...

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By 16 September 2010

What is the point of including an annual benefit increase on your life insurance policy? The only reason why you would opt for an annual benefit increase on your life insurance policy is to make sure that your life cover at the very least stays in line with inflation year ...

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When I die, who cares about the bond in anycase!
By 7 September 2010

I suppose this thought is often the case, especially when you are in your invincible 20′s, making a stash of cash, driving a babe magnet and investing in anything that’s hot, hot, hot!
Truth be told, if you own assets and owe money on it whether its a home loan, mortgage, ...

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