The South African basic education system teaches numerous basic life lessons that every South African needs. However one key life lesson they don’t teach is how to read and understand insurance policies. Rateweb estimates that 3 in every 5 people that buy insurance in South Africa are over charged and they don’t know it. Imagine […]
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Assupol Retirement Products Review 2021
Planning for retirement is one of many things that needs serious scrutiny. There are a number of things that you need to consider before choosing a retirement product. Many choose a combination of retirement products so that they can cope financially during retirement. When choosing a retirement product, you need to consider the following: Your […]
CompCare Wellness medical scheme review 2021
Healthcare consumers always face the hassle of choosing an appropriate medical aid plan for themselves, considering the vast amount of options in the market. For the past 2 months, our team has been conducting a research on the medical schemes market and reviewing some of the available medical schemes such as the one in review […]
Genesis Medical Scheme 2021 Review
Genesis medical scheme has always featured as one of the most affordable private healthcare schemes in South Africa. Since its establishment in 1995, the scheme has managed to build a reputable track record of having intimate understanding of private healthcare. Getting a medical aid policy is surely the right decision you can make to take […]
FedHealth Medical Scheme Review 2021
FedHealth medical scheme is one of the fast growing open medical schemes in South Africa. As from 1 August 2019, the Council for Medical Schemes approved its amalgamation with Topmed leaving FedHealth with some of Topmed’s members. Gathering from the reviews on Hello Peter, FedHealth has managed to retain Topmed’s former members, providing them with […]
Momentum Healthcare Review 2021
The Momentum group’s footprints can be traced back to 1966, when the company shook the financial sector industry by exciting growth and takeovers. The financial sector couldn’t help it but to notice this vigorously growing company. The company became known as ‘Momentum’ in 1973 after the acquisition of ‘Momentum Assurance Corporation’. Apart from that, strategic […]
Guidelines on how to pick a Medical Aid Plan in South Africa
A significant number of South Africans are on a medical scheme but very few of us really understand the products we are paying for and how they really work. Research from Health Bridge, a company dedicated to transforming the healthcare market, found that medical savings start running out by May, and by December about 60% […]
Travel insurance in South Africa: Complete Guide 2021
With the advent of COVID-19, one thing has become abundantly clear, that insurance is no longer optional but a strategic necessity, particularly when travelling. It follows that the demand for travel insurance in South Africa is skyrocketing. We have received a number of questions around travel insurance, people have been asking us, “Rateweb, should I […]
Is it good to invest in retirement annuities in 2021?
Retirement Annuities play a vital role when one decides to finally put down the tools for the last time. It means that you won’t be earning any salary but/maybe pension income. A retirement annuity will make your finances to be solid as a rock during retirement. As much as retirement annuities come with many benefits, […]
Complete guide to medical schemes
Medical schemes form part of many South Africans’ insurance products because of their long term health benefits that work better than health insurance. Medical schemes have been in existence for some time now. To understand how medical schemes work, we first have to go back in history to know how they came about in South […]
