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South Africans value a good quality education - But need to start saving sooner rather than later

26 January 2017

With another school year already in full swing for thousands of South African learners, Liberty looks at the importance of planning and preparing financially for a child’s educational journey.

Is 2017 the time to take a sabbatical?

24 January 2017

As work and society become progressively more demanding on our time, it’s becoming more and more difficult to focus on efforts to increase one’s financial wellbeing. Taking a sabbatical is one of the best ways to ensure that individuals don’t get too busy making a living and forget to make a life. Increasingly, many in today’s workplace are entertaining the idea of taking some time out from their normal routine to recharge, regroup and refocus.

School yourself to insure your student child sufficiently

24 January 2017

It’s almost that time of year again - students are starting or going back to university soon, which even without recent contentious events on various campuses, is a stressful time; a time of change. But it is also a New Year and a fresh start, and now is a very good time to re-evaluate your student child’s short-term insurance cover.

Get a free second opinion and peace of mind with FMI

23 January 2017

From painting our house to repairing our cars, nowadays comparative quoting is almost a norm when it comes to most items we purchase. But when it comes to our health, we seem to be satisfied to simply accept the diagnosis or advice we’re given by doctors or medical professionals the first time around. Given the high incidents of medical misdiagnoses reported by Mediguide, (18% of all original diagnoses are incorrect), why wouldn’t we get a second opinion? Especially in the case of critical illnesses when there is so much at stake. According to findings by specialised life insurers, FMI, a second opinion often isn’t sought after because of the additional costs incurred and the long-standing trust of family doctors.

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Question

Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

Answer

Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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