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Please note that due to the COVD-19 pandemic and the lockdowns, our financial advisers and service consultants are using the following methods to support you in a safe manner.

Funeral Cover

We remain committed to paying your claims and providing you with the service you need.

Our client care and sales offices are now open. You can also contact us on:

0861235433
8am to 5pm weekdays

0861235433
8am to 5pm weekdays

Your financial adviser remains on hand for advice and guidance regarding your financial decisions and Sanlam products. Feel free to get in touch with them telephonically.

We will continue to do our very best under trying circumstances, and we thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

For more information on how Sanlam views your cover in the context of COVID 19 please refer to our dedicated page.

You can still get up to R100 000 funeral cover.

Choose from any of the Sanlam Funeral Plans to suit you and your family, or buy simple and affordable funeral cover online now.

Why Sanlam Funeral Cover?

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R100 000
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Plans to fit your needs

More about the benefits you can choose:

Funeral Cover

This benefit provides a payout if someone you have covered on your policy dies. This could be your spouse, your children, your parents, your wider/extended family.

Wealth Bonus

Buy Sanlam Indie Funeral Cover Online and we’ll match up to 100% of your premium in an investment - at no extra cost.

Cover Double after Three Years at No Extra Cost

Buy Sanlam Indie Funeral Cover Online and you can get cover that doubles after 3 years at no extra cost.

Flexible Premiums

Sanlam Indie Funeral Cover lets you proactively skip premiums without losing all your cover or reducing your Wealth Bonus.

Buy Online in Under 10 Minutes

Get quoted and covered in under 10 minutes online. No paperwork or waiting.

More about the benefits you can choose:

Funeral Cover

This benefit provides a payout if someone you have covered on your policy dies. This could be your spouse, your children, your parents, your wider/extended family.

Premium Paid-up

Premium Paid-up pays premiums on clients' behalf when the life assured reaches a certain age.

Burial Repatriation Benefit

Provides transport for the deceased from a funeral home to a place of burial of choice – anywhere in South Africa. If needed it also pays for a family member to travel with the deceased and covers overnight accommodation.

Unemployment and Pregnancy Payment Holiday

If you become pregnant or unemployed, you can apply to keep your policy active for up to 12 months and not pay premiums. Your cover will be limited during this time. You can start paying again before the 12 months end. When you start paying your premium again you will still enjoy the same benefits as when your benefit started.

Escalations

To keep up with the rising cost of living, you can choose to increase your premium every year to increase your cover.

Temporary Premium Support Benefit – Death

If the policyholder dies before the policy anniversary after their 65th birthday the lives assured covered as at the date of death of the policyholder will continue to be covered without the payment of any premium for 6 months.

Cash Back Benefit

A cash back benefit will be paid out to the Policyholder for each three-year period from the policy issue date if the policy is active.​

More about the benefits you can choose:

Funeral Cover

This benefit provides a payout if someone you have covered on your policy dies. This could be your spouse, your children, your parents, your wider/extended family.

Premium Paid-up

Premium Paid-up pays premiums on clients' behalf when the life assured reaches a certain age.

Burial Repatriation Benefit

This benefit offers transport for the deceased from a funeral home to a place of burial of choice – anywhere in South Africa. It also pays for a family member to travel with the deceased and covers overnight accommodation if needed.

Unemployment and Pregnancy Payment Holiday

If you become pregnant or unemployed, you can apply to keep your policy active for up to 12 months and not pay premiums. You can start paying again before the 12 months expire and still enjoy the same benefits as when your benefit started.

Escalations

To keep up with the rising cost of living, you can choose to increase your premium every year to increase your cover.

No More Premiums Benefit

  • Death
  • Physical impairment

These benefits can be claimed on your death or physical impairment. If certain conditions are met, your premiums will continue to be paid and all your loved ones who are covered by your funeral plan will still be covered.

Double Accident Benefit

If anyone covered by the policy dies in an accident this benefit will pay an amount equal to the Funeral Cover amount.

Grocery Benefit

If you or your spose die this benefit will pay R1 000 for six months to help your beneficiaries with family expenses.

Cash Back Benefit

A cash back benefit will be paid out to the Policyholder for each three-year period from the policy issue date if the policy is active.​

More about the benefits you can choose:

Funeral Cover

This benefit provides a payout if someone you have covered on your policy dies. This could be your spouse, your children, your parents, your wider/extended family.

Premium Paid-up

Premium Paid-up pays premiums on clients' behalf when the life assured reaches a certain age.

Burial Repatriation Benefit

This benefit provides transport for the deceased from a funeral home to a place of burial of choice – anywhere in South Africa. It also pays for a family member to travel with the deceased and covers overnight accommodation if needed.

Unemployment and Pregnancy Payment Holiday

If you become pregnant or unemployed, you can apply to keep your policy active for up to 12 months and not pay premiums. You can start paying again before the 12 months expire and still enjoy the same benefits as when your benefit started.

Escalations

To keep up with the rising cost of living, you can choose to increase your premium every year to increase your cover.

No More Premiums Benefit

  • Death
  • Physical impairment

These benefits can be claimed on death, physical impairment, retirement or retrenchment. If certain conditions are met, your premiums will continue to be paid and all your loved ones who are covered by your funeral plan will still be covered.

Double Accident Benefit

Pays an amount equal to the Funeral Cover amount if one of the people covered by the policy dies in an accident.

Memorial Benefit

If anyone covered by your policy dies this benefit will pay an amount of R10 000 to help you honour the memory of a loved one in a fitting way, for example a tombstone. This amount is paid with the rest of the funeral claim.

Grocery Benefit

If you or your spouse die this benefit will pay R1 000 for six months to help your beneficiaries with family expenses.

Cash Back Benefit

A cash back benefit will be paid out to the Policyholder for each three-year period from the policy issue date if the policy is active.​

More about the benefits you can choose:

Funeral Cover

This benefit provides a payout if someone you have covered on your policy dies. This could be your spouse, your children, your parents, your wider/extended family.

Premium Paid-up

Premium Paid-up pays premiums on clients' behalf when the life assured reaches a certain age.

Burial Repatriation Benefit

This benefit provides transport for the deceased from a funeral home to a place of burial of choice – anywhere in South Africa. It also pays for a family member to travel with the deceased and covers overnight accommodation if needed.

Unemployment and Pregnancy Payment Holiday

If you become pregnant or unemployed, you can apply to keep your policy active for up to 12 months and not pay premiums. You can start paying again before the 12 months expire and still enjoy the same benefits as when your benefit started.

Escalations

To keep up with the rising cost of living, you can choose to increase your premium every year to increase your cover.

No More Premiums Benefit

  • Death
  • Physical impairment
  • Retirement
  • Retrenchment

These benefits can be claimed on death, physical impairment, retirement or retrenchment. If certain conditions are met, your premiums will continue to be paid and all your loved ones who are covered by your funeral plan will still be covered.

Double Accident Benefit

Pays an amount equal to the Funeral Cover amount if one of the people covered by the policy dies in an accident.

Grocery Benefit

Pays R1 000 towards living expenses for six months if you or your spouse dies.

Cash Back Benefit

A cash back benefit will be paid out to the Policyholder for each three-year period from the policy issue date if the policy is active.​

 

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Value Family Funeral Plans

My Choice Enhanced Funeral Plans

My Choice Enhanced Family Funeral Plans

Funeral Cover
This benefit provides a payout if someone you have covered on your policy dies. This could be your spouse, your children, your parents, your wider/extended family.
Wealth Bonus
Buy Sanlam Indie Funeral Cover Online and we’ll match up to 100% of your premium in an investment - at no extra cost.
       
Premium Paid-up
Premium Paid-up pays premiums on clients' behalf when the life assured reaches a certain age.
 
Cover Double after Three Years at No Extra Cost
Buy Sanlam Indie Funeral Cover Online and you can get cover that doubles after 3 years at no extra cost.
       
Burial Repatriation Benefit
This benefit offers transport for the deceased from a funeral home to a place of burial of choice – anywhere in South Africa. It also pays for a family member to travel with the deceased and covers overnight accommodation if needed.
     
Flexible Premiums
Sanlam Indie Funeral Cover lets you proactively skip premiums without losing all your cover or reducing your Wealth Bonus.
       
Buy Online in Under 10 Minutes
Get quoted and covered in under 10 minutes online. No paperwork or waiting.
       
Unemployment and Pregnancy Payment Holiday
If you become pregnant or unemployed, you can apply to keep your policy active for up to 12 months without paying premiums. Your cover will be limited during this time.
   
Escalations
To keep up with the rising cost of living, you can choose to increase your premium every year to increase your cover.
Temporary Premium Support – Death Cover
Ensure that your family remains covered for up to six months* if you pass away before age 65.
     
No More Premiums
  • Death
  • Physical impairment
These benefits can be claimed on your death or physical impairment. If certain conditions are met, your premiums will continue to be paid and all your loved ones who are covered by your funeral plan will still be covered.
   
Tripple Accident Benefit
Receive a triple payout* if you or your loved ones pass away in an accident.
   
Memorial Benefit
If anyone covered by your policy dies this benefit will pay an amount of R10 000 to help you honour the memory of a loved one in a fitting way, for example a tombstone. This amount is paid with the rest of the funeral claim.
     
Grocery Benefit
If you or your spouse die this benefit will pay R1 000 for six months to help your beneficiaries with family expenses.
   
Cash Back Benefit
A cash back benefit will be paid out to the Policyholder for each three-year period from the policy issue date if the policy is active.
   

Frequently Asked Questions

I want to buy funeral cover

  • Funeral cover is a form of insurance that pays a specified amount of money in the event of a death, ensuring that the costs of a funeral will be covered so that family members do not have to struggle financially at this difficult time.
  • Funeral insurance works in much the same way as other types of insurance. You decide how much funeral cover you want to buy and then you pay a monthly premium.
  • You choose who to cover.
  • Some funeral insurance policies also give you other benefits like burial repatriation, grocery benefits or cash back.
  • If you or your loved ones die, the money is paid out.
  • A decision to take out funeral insurance should form part of a proper financial plan.

Sanlam My Choice Enhanced Funeral Plans also give you more cover and more choice at an affordable premium. You can choose the features and level of cover you and your family need and can afford, and there’s the option of a savings benefit.

More cover

  • Triple Accident Cover
  • Cover of up to R100 000
  • Premium holidays
  • Cover for up to 22 family members
  • Cash back every three years
  • No medicals or blood tests required
  • Funeral cover that pays out in four hours

More choice

  • Choose between individual and family packages
  • Choose who you want to cover
  • Choose how much you want to pay
  • Choose the plan that’s right for you
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  • Sanlam Funeral Plans offer you a choice of products, each with different benefits to suit individual needs.
  • There are no medical questions to answer or blood tests required.
  • You can speak to a financial adviser or you can buy a policy online yourself.

If you would like to take out a funeral policy, you can select the ‘call me’ or ‘buy now’ options on our website. If you select ‘call me’, a consultant will contact you to discuss the next steps. If you would like to buy online funeral cover, you can select the ‘buy now’ option to complete the full process online.

Please note, due to the lockdown, our financial advisers are using WhatsApp, SMS and calls to support you in a safe manner.

The full advice process will be followed via the WhatsApp platform to ensure your needs are met. If you are interested in a new policy or have showed interest in taking out a new policy, one of our financial advisers will reach out to you. If you have any questions, please contact our call centre on 0861235433.

  • You can get policy support, follow up on claims, complete policy servicing forms or get your tax certificate via our WhatsApp service. Our consultants are available should you need any help. Simply WhatsApp or call 0861235433 from Monday – Friday between 8am – 5pm.
  • Through email: info@sanlamsky.co.za
  • Website: visit www.sanlam.co.za
  • Or go to https://sanlam.co.za to register/ log into Sanlam Secure Service
  • No, your family can use the money for other family expenses.
  • It is calculated using the ages and cover amounts of the people on the policy.
  • If you had previous funeral cover for yourself and your loved ones, you may not have a waiting period. T's and C's apply.
  • Twelve months for online.
  • No. Funeral cover is non-taxable.

It depends on the type of funeral plan you chose.

Benefits may include the following:

  • Burial Repatriation Benefit
  • Grocery Benefit
  • Memorial Benefit
  • When you buy the policy you select a cover and premium increase percentage and you will be able to see these increases in your policy schedule when you receive your policy document. Should you find that you cannot afford these increases then you can cancel or reduce it. When you can afford it again, you can restart.

I have funeral cover

  • Sanlam pays most funeral claims within four hours, after all supporting documents, like a death certificate for example, have been received and verified by Sanlam.

To claim, we will need these documents:

  • Fully completed claim form.
  • Certified copy of ID of claimant and deceased.
  • Certified copy of death certificate.
  • Proof of banking details (bank stamped statement/cancelled cheque/salary slip), if proceeds are payable into an account other than the premium paying account.
  • Certified copy of BI1663/DHA-1663 or B11680. All sections must be fully completed.
  • Fully completed police report (if cause of death is unnatural).
  • Yes, you can increase your cover as long as the funeral plan has the cover level you require.
  • You can also decrease your cover.
  • This depends on the funeral plan you chose.
  • Your family can remain covered without us receiving any premiums if you have the Death Waiver Benefit.

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