FSCA proposes to align waiting periods for microinsurers and traditional insurers
The waiting period restriction in the Policyholder Protection Rules puts microinsurers at a competitive disadvantage, the Authority says.
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Legal precedent set as Odendaal’s assets forfeited in Steinhoff fraud battle
The SARB has forfeited to the state cash totalling R42m from Berdine Odendaal’s bank accounts, as well as her R18m property in Paarl’s Val de Vie estate.
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Update from Health Squared’s provisional curator
Members who migrated to other medical schemes can only ask for waiting periods to be waived.
Bidvest Life’s claim volumes jump 44% in 2021
Bidvest Life recorded the highest number of claims in its 27-year history last year, with claim volumes increasing by 44% compared to 2020. The spike was largely driven by an increase in Covid-19 […]
Why are income protection claims rejected?
Policyholders’ misunderstanding of what is meant by waiting periods in the context of income protection policies was the main reason FMI rejected claims last year – and buying a policy with an inappropriate […]
