Claims
The following must be submitted to the Assurer for every claim
- Fully completed claim control
- Certified copy of death Certificate
- Copy of the BI – 1663 form (Notification/Registration of death/stillbirth)
- Certified copies of the deceased and claimant’s identity document/Birth certificate
- Letter of confirmation from the undertaker conducting the funera
- SAPS report (In respect of death by unnatural cause)
- In case of a still birth, a death certificate and a letter by the attending medical practitioner indicating the gestation period
- Certified copy of the bank statement of the beneficiary/claimant (not older than 3 months)
- Marriage Certificate (where applicable)
- The membership number of the particular member
- In case where there is no copy of the identity document available for the deceased or claimant, an affidavit or letter from Home-affairs must be submitted. If the claimant does not have an identity document, proof of application for an identity document must be submitted with the claim documents
No claim in regard to the death of a person covered under the scheme will be accepted unless written notification to the Assurer thereof is given and/or should premiums be in arrears as at the date of death
No benefits will be payable if a new member dies within (3) six months of becoming or being reinstated as a life Assured under the scheme, unless such death occurs as a result of an accident (suicide excluded) No claim in regard to the death of a person covered under the scheme will be accepted unless written notification to the Assurer thereof is given and/or should premiums be in arrears as at the date of death .
