The Legal and Compliance side of Gap Cover
POPI Have you ever heard of the term POPI? This is the Protection of Personal Information Policy and this allows insurers to collect, store and
10 March 2020
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POPI Have you ever heard of the term POPI? This is the Protection of Personal Information Policy and this allows insurers to collect, store and
Femme Cover will assist you by paying out a pre-determined lump sum of money upon confirmed diagnosis of certain female cancers. Many medical aid schemes
Like most people, you have a medical aid to give you peace of mind that if you need medical care for any reason at all,
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When are you not covered?: Co-payment Gap Cover (excluding Oncology Benefit): • Where you have been charged a co-payment or deductible by your medical aid
This is when a shortfall arises after your medical aid has processed your account and is due to service providers charging above scheme tariff for
When can you claim? • The waiting periods all start on the same ‘Join Date’ as specified in the certificates. • There is no general
Gap Cover is one of those additional policies that work in conjunction with your medical aid, which assists with shortfalls in terms of what the
Having a medical aid gives an individual peace of mind that in the case of a dreaded disease or a serious accident, you are covered.
Having Gap Cover can make an individual feel more protected and covered when it comes to those unexpected medical emergencies. However, like any kind of
Gap cover insurance is essential for covering shortfalls after medical treatments like surgeries or hospital stays where the specialist’s fees are higher than what your medical aid covers. Once your medical aid has processed and paid their portion of the bill, you can claim the remaining amount from your gap cover provider, according to the terms of your policy.
Gap cover is a short-term insurance product designed to cover the financial shortfall between what your medical aid pays and
Medical aid and gap cover? They go together like socks and shoes or a bow and arrow. On their own,
Some things just work better together, like a needle and thread or a lock and key. The same could be
