The importance of adequate funeral cover
The importance of adequate funeral cover
According to the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) a basic funeral in South Africa costs approximately R10 000
The price tag for giving your loved one a dignified send-off can dramatically increase as you add on the costs of catering, flowers, and tombstones and other cultural or religious requirements based on your beliefs.
Lizl Finch - National Head of Sales
30 March 2022 | 2 minute readFuneral cover provides you (in the case that you have insured dependants on your plan) or your loved ones (in the event of your death) with financial support to hold a meaningful funeral while protecting them from these unforeseen costs and having to dig into savings or worse go into debt. The impact of having to find the funds to pay for a funeral when you are mourning a loss can exacerbate the emotional difficulty you may dealing with.
With Legal&Tax we offer access to helpful information that will help take the burden out of burial. For example, we provide guides on writing a meaningful eulogy.
Why Legal&Tax plans work
Cover for the whole family
The plans offered by Legal&Tax enable you to cover yourself, your spouse, and up to five children under the age of 18. You can also add parents or parents-in-law to your plan.
Accidental death benefit
You can include an accidental death benefit which provides an additional pay-out of R10 000 in the event of you or someone covered by your Legal&Tax policy dies in an accident.
Pay-out within 24 hours
Funerals usually need to be organised very quickly, and often must be paid for immediately too. We pay you or your beneficiary within 24 hours of having received the claim and all of the supporting documentation.
Grief counselling
Once you have made six consecutive payments on your plan, you or your beneficiary qualify for a once off grief counselling session if and where necessary in order to help deal with the emotional distress of losing a loved one.
Grief counselling services provided by ER24
Airtime Benefits
We know that there is a fortune of admin and time required to arrange a funeral. We give you or your beneficiary a once-off airtime voucher (value differs from plan to plan) to assist in making funeral arrangements. This benefit applies once you have made six consecutive payments on this plan.
Cooling-Off Period with a Money-Back Guarantee
If you are dissatisfied with your package, we will give you a 31-day money-back guarantee during the cooling-off period from the date you sign up.
Other benefits of being a Legal&Tax client
When you are a client with Legal&Tax you can access a range of free agreement and legal document templates such as your last will and testament. We also offer legal advice, and can assist your debt advice too.
Affordable funeral cover for your immediate family.
R20 500
funeral expenses cover
Enquire nowMain memberR20 500
SpouseR20 500
Child (aged 14 – 18)R20 500
Child (aged 6 – 13)R10 250
Child (aged 1 - 5)R5 125
Baby (0 – 11 months)R2 563
Stillborn (after 26 weeks)R2 563
Main memberR20 500
SpouseR20 500
Child (aged 14 – 18)R20 500
Child (aged 6 – 13)R10 250
Child (aged 1 - 5)R5 125
Baby (0 – 11 months)R2 563
Stillborn (after 26 weeks)R2 563
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R27 500
funeral expenses cover
Enquire nowMain memberR27 500
SpouseR27 500
Child (aged 14 – 18)R27 500
Child (aged 6 – 13)R13 750
Child (aged 1 - 5)R6 875
Baby (0 – 11 months)R3 438
Stillborn (after 26 weeks)R3 438
Main memberR27 500
SpouseR27 500
Child (aged 14 – 18)R27 500
Child (aged 6 – 13)R13 750
Child (aged 1 - 5)R6 875
Baby (0 – 11 months)R3 438
Stillborn (after 26 weeks)R3 438
R38 500
funeral expenses cover
Enquire nowMain memberR38 500
SpouseR38 500
Child (aged 14 – 18)R38 500
Child (aged 6 – 13)R19 250
Child (aged 1 - 5)R9 625
Baby (0 – 11 months)R4 813
Stillborn (after 26 weeks)R4 813
Main memberR38 500
SpouseR38 500
Child (aged 14 – 18)R38 500
Child (aged 6 – 13)R19 250
Child (aged 1 - 5)R9 625
Baby (0 – 11 months)R4 813
Stillborn (after 26 weeks)R4 813
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