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We use Stratum Benefits currently. However, we do have access to most of the gap cover providers within South Africa.
Most of the time for normal medical gap cover, you are required to have a medical aid first.
However, there are some innovative products that will provide some medical cover, without you being on a medical aid. Mostly, you would use this type of cover if you have a low income or to have a lower premium.
In South Africa, health insurance is generally used as a cheaper option to belonging to medical aid. Companies that cannot afford to subsidise full medical aid cover for their employees, may be able to pay for health insurance cover. I … Read more
Turnberry gap cover products for 2021 Turnberry have launched their gap cover products for 2021. Keeping a watchful eye on their affordability, especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They expect the claims usage to escalate in the early parts of … Read more
Stratum Benefits product updates for 2021 released. Stratum Benefits product updates for next year have been released. From my perspective, a well thought out set of updates. They have released a youtube video, which i have copied in below. This … Read more
Ambledown gap cover changes for 2018. The changes to the Ambledown gap cover product can be viewed on their website: click here. I do not have enough queries regards Ambledown, to warrant a comprehensive breakdown.
The FIA Awards Winners have been announced. Short Term Insurer of the Year – Personal Lines: SANTAM Short Term Insurer of the Year – Commercial: RENASA Short Term Insurer of the Year – Corporate: SANTAM INSURANCE Underwriting Manager of the … Read more
The Council for Medical Schemes and the Dept. of Health, have issued a media statement: Circular 79 of 2016, which concerns the Draft Demarcation Regulations. The media statement provides a summary of the draft Regulations, the consultation process, amendment of … Read more
News just in from Discovery As you may or may not know ( i have not yet written about this – I have now. ). The Council for Medical Schemes and the Department of Health tabled their third draft of … Read more
FInally, i once again write in this blog. I have had quite a few older people (excuse me) asking for gap medical aid cover. So, i thought that it might be a good idea to put something in this blog. … Read more