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Reaping (guaranteed) benefits from retirement planning

07 May 2018

How often do we sit and worry about our retirement? We purchase retirement products in the hope that it will one day provide us with enough capital to have a comfortable retirement, but how often is this the case in the current environment?

Distribution of assets on the death of a member

01 August 2017

Some time ago we posed the question; what happens to a member’s pension fund assets should he or she die before he or she retires (FA News April 2013).

Personalising life insurance

01 August 2017

The life insurance industry has changed substantially over the past sixteen years. Advancements in technology, supported by Big Data analytics, the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and significant strides in medical research, have substantially changed the playing field.

The yellow brick road to healthcare inclusion

01 August 2017

Medical care in South Africa costs a pretty penny. If a person is not a member of a medical scheme, they have to rely on the public healthcare system to cater for their medical needs.

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Question

Discovery’s 2024 data highlights suicide and motor vehicle accidents as leading causes of unnatural death claims. Which of these insurance planning priorities do you find most relevant in practice?

Answer

Choosing best-in-market product Cover from an early age Structuring risk-appropriate cover Supporting clients’ mental wellbeing

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