by Laeni Gittins | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Financial Planning, Risk Cover
One of the reasons that I have my blog and Facebook page is that this industry changes about as regularly as the price of petrol. A financial solution that we relied on five years ago may still apply, but it also may not. There may be better options, better...
by Laeni Gittins | May 19, 2014 | Financial Planning, Risk Cover
Unless you’ve already had a debilitating illness, the last thing you think about is your health failing you for anything longer than your hospital stay. As a result, we tend to only include a hospital plan, and perhaps some GAP cover in our financial planning....
by Laeni Gittins | Feb 17, 2014 | Health, Risk Cover
If you were to take a quick poll from your peers of what they fear the most, you’re most likely to receive answers like snakes, flying, thunderstorms (non-Highveld-people…), needles, the dark and, if they’re really honest, the dentist! For the most part these fears...
by Laeni Gittins | Dec 23, 2013 | Health, Risk Cover
Whenever we see an article with a list of ways to improve something, we seem to jump to the points and skip the first bit out… I hope you don’t do that here! Healthy kidneys are important when applying for any kind of risk cover, so naturally an article about...
by Laeni Gittins | Nov 18, 2013 | Financial Planning, Risk Cover
Bruce Cameron, finance writer for Personal Finance, recently published an article highlighting the concerning statistics that most South Africans, who are currently employed, may be seriously under-assured for death or disability cover. His opening paragraph reads as...
by Laeni Gittins | Oct 28, 2013 | Financial Planning, Health, Risk Cover
Every year countries throughout the world dedicate the month of October to raising awareness around Breast Cancer. Cancer has increased exponentially and is, in many cases, treatable – at a cost; making cancer a life, health and personal finance issue. There are very...
