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The uninvited guest that makes you pay - the ‘hidden’ costs of cancer for women

15 October 2018

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – but we’re all aware on cancer, aren’t we? While we know of the emotional and physical toll breast cancer can take on a body, what about the financial damage? Many of us are unaware that financial it could cost many women dearly – maybe even you.

Protecting yourself against mental illness disability: Lump sum vs income protection benefit

09 October 2018

With World Mental Health Awareness day on 10 October, the increasingly common occurrence of deaths related to mental illness – not only locally but on a global scale – means that the topic of depression, also called the disease of loneliness, remains high on news agendas.

Medical underwriting in retirement can smooth the road to recovery

04 October 2018

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women of all races in South Africa. One in 27 women will be diagnosed in their lifetime, according to the 2014 National Cancer Registry (NCR). During breast cancer awareness month in October, women are reminded to do regular breast check-ups. It is equally important to consider the disease’s financial implications, especially in your retirement years when the prevalence of the disease increases significantly.

Give children the best possible critical illness cover

19 September 2018

When children are in desperate need of help because of a critical illness, parents will do everything in their power to source the best possible care for their children and cancer is no exception. Although cancer in children and teenagers are rare, statistics indicate that between 800 and 1000 children, under the age of 15, are diagnosed with this disease on an annual basis in South Africa (SA).

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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