Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
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Unvaccinated people are significantly more at risk of severe illness and death than those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, death claims data from Momentum Life Insurance has shown. Stephen van Niekerk, head […]
Death claims statistics released today by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) show that 1 023 083 policyholders died between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. This represents an […]
Death claims statistics released today by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) show that 1 023 083 policyholders died between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. This represents an […]
In a recent media release, Petrie Marx, Product Actuary at Sanlam Individual Life, provided some insight into the impact of the pandemic on its individual life business. In 2020, Sanlam Individual Life paid […]
One has to wonder whether those who are so quick to criticise the industry in isolated cases ever take note of the good news. Not that I am implying that death is good […]
One has to wonder whether those who are so quick to criticise the industry in isolated cases ever take note of the good news. Not that I am implying that death is good […]
Policyholders and beneficiaries received claims and benefit payments worth R522.7 billion from South African life insurers in 2020. According to the long-term insurance statistics released by the Association for Savings and Investment South […]
Policyholders and beneficiaries received claims and benefit payments worth R522.7 billion from South African life insurers in 2020. According to the long-term insurance statistics released by the Association for Savings and Investment South […]
Discovery Life’s 2018 claims data has revealed that unnatural causes continue to be the predominant reason for death claims, among people under the age of 30. Last year, the leading causes of unnatural […]
According to the just-released claim statistics of Sanlam, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death claims. “This aligns to the Heart Foundation’s 2017 report, which identified that 18% of deaths in South […]
