The biggest risk for the self-employed is being unable to work due to illness or trauma.
Tag - income protection
This week I was chatting to my independent financial adviser who told me that the majority of the claims he handles these days relate to critical illness
Liberty's 2015 claims statistics provide a realistic overview of South Africans' health risks, based on age and gender.
Episode 4 of the Change In your Pocket series deals with protecting your biggest asset: your future income.
A person under the age of 35 is more likely to claim for income protection or disability than death. While life cover may not be a priority, protecting your future income should be. When Greg, aged 35, was rushed to hospital after a virus attacked his heart, it gave him a serious wake-up call. The attack came out of the blue. For all intents and...
When Chantal Ogle returned to work after the December holiday and was told that the IT company she works for was no longer considered part of the holding company’s “core business”, she was taken by surprise. However, she soon realised that she would be able to use this opportunity to set herself up as an entrepreneur. She contacted her financial...