Tag: FANews
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Income Protection cannot take an umbrella approach
Everyone has different circumstances that are distinct from the next person.
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Group benefits and disability claims: addressing changes
The last two years have been challenging on the work front for all South Africans, as businesses of all sizes were severely tested by the pandemic.
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Examining the ‘why’ of insurance
When compared to ten years ago, the world of life insurance is a significantly different place to navigate. People nowadays spend the majority of their time online.
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Why short-term insurance is not the only insurance SMEs should be considering
Short-term insurance recently became one of the talking points of the July lootings after thousands of SMEs were affected by the riots, suffering loss and damage to assets.
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Are straightforward claims too complicated?
BrightRock occasionally come across a claim where we believe the terms of a pay-out should be straightforward, only to discover that this is not the usual industry view.
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The ins and outs of Group Risk insurance
Group risk cover is a good vehicle to help protect your employees against the possibility of something happening to them where their ability to earn a living is compromised,
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Caring for special needs children
Life insurance policies help policyowners financially prepare for the unexpected. But what if something happens to the child of the person who has taken out the policy?
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COVID-19 on workplace disability claims
Like many industries, life insurance has been affected by COVID-19. However, we will only begin to see the real impact of it in a few years.
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Why must funeral policies be underwritten by an insurer?
According to the latest Long-Term Insurance Ombudsman’s annual report, published in May 2020, the bulk of the complaints received in 2019 related to funeral insurance policies
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What the law says about selling funeral insurance
South Africa features a highly regulated financial services industry, with specific rules that apply to insurers who provide funeral insurance cover and to the agents and representatives who sell this.