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Proposed face-lift for CPI Significant changes have been proposed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
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Did you know that less than 6% of South Africans are able to maintain their standard of living after retirement?

Good news: from October 2007 the tax free portion of your retirement benefit increases from R120,000 to R300,000!
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So you’ve resigned? Make sure you sort out your benefits before you leave.

Did you know that you can continue your group life and disability cover when you leave your company arrangement without medical underwriting?

It is the first rand you invest that will provide you with the greatest return.

Your will is your last instruction and wishes to be implemented after your death. Make sure it is not 40 years old and out of date.

Will your business have the liquidity to pay your beneficiaries out on your death?

When is the last time you reviewed your financial plan?

A million rand cover sounds like a lot, but could provide your  spouse with less than R9000 a month to live on, after your death.

Can you trust your Trust? Investec Trusts warn of ‘sham trusts’
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Pension fund gets go-ahead to sue JSE for loss
The Joint Municipal Pension Fund has got the go-ahead from the High Court to
try to sue the JSE for the R1.9bn the fund lost when trading on the maize
futures market in 2003.
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Insurance Zone Actuaries & Consultants specialises in the design, structuring and administration of group retirement and risk insurance schemes for the medium to large employer market.

We offer our clients the following products and services:


Select Quicklink Retirement Funds
Select Quicklink Group Insurance Solutions
Select Quicklink Business Insurance Solutions
Select Quicklink Employee Health and Wellness

Pension and Provident Funds

Insurance Zone specialises in the provision of comprehensive group retirement funding and insurance solutions through the effective design, implementation and administration of Pension and Provident Funds.

Through our experience and thorough understanding of the employee benefits market and the needs of each individual client, we are able add value to the employer, fund trustees and members.

Insurance Zone would be responsible for structuring the fund benefits (on a new fund) and reviewing any existing arrangements. This process in repeated at least every 2 years to ensure the benefits remains current and that members enjoy the best the market has to offer.

We are also able to assist fund trustees with defining an investment strategy. Regular investment information is provided to facilitate decision making including investment performance; asset class composition and market investment return comparisons.

To ensure a smooth administration experience Liberty Life are appointed as the administrator to all our clients. Liberty Life is the largest fund administrator of small to medium funds and adds over a 1000 new funds to its client base every year. Insurance Zone acts as principle liaison between  the fund, members, administrator and insurance companies, arranging for medical assessments as well as advising and assisting with any new entrants or claims against the fund.

We believe that it is in combining the advantages of dealing with a smaller company that really cares about you and your business with the administrative efficiencies of a large company like Liberty Life where true value can be found for our clients. In addition to the benefits our clients enjoy through our franchise relationship with Liberty Life, we take care to ensure that we provide advice that is appropriate to each of our clients and free from any undue influence. As such we are proud to state that even though we promote the Liberty Life system platform we are able to place our client’s insurance benefits and investments with the most appropriate from a wide list of large insurance companies and asset managers.

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Group Insurance Solutions

No employee benefits programme is complete without offering staff death in service and disability benefits. As a result these benefits are often integrated with a companies’ retirement fund.

Benefits can be selected from a wide range, including:

  • Group Life Assurance (Death in service benefits)
  • Income replacement on disability
  • Lump sum disability benefits
  • Dreaded disease benefits
  • Funeral benefits
These can also be offered on a standalone basis. Insurance Zone will assist employers with structuring benefits that make the most of the budget available for such benefits. We deal with most major insurance providers and can source the deal that is right for you.Our staff members have got extensive product development experience in the group insurance market and would gladly discuss with you your specific insurance needs. We are also able to offer specialist insurance solutions to many professional occupations including loss of licence benefits for airline pilots.

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Other Business Insurance Products

The insurance needs of employers and business owners often extend beyond the need to provide retirement and group insurance products for their staff.  Some of the other products we are frequently asked to provide include:

  • Key Person Insurance
    Insuring the company against the financial loss associated with the loss of a key staff member including the training of a potential replacement.
  • Buy & Sell Insurance
    Enabling surviving directors to buy the shares of a deceased or permanently disabled director so as to ensure the continued viability of the company.
  • Partnership Insurance
    Enabling surviving partners to take over the interest of a deceased or permanently disabled partner so as to ensure the survival of the partnership.
  • Credit Insurance
    Assisting companies insuring the lives of individuals that owe the company money as a result of a credit agreement.

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