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Why choose Discovery Life Group Risk

Value added group risk insurance for your employees and their families

Discovery Life Group Risk extends the Discovery core purpose of making people healthier and enhancing and protecting their lives to the workplace. Our products are aimed at protecting any company’s most valuable asset – their employees. With our employee benefits package you will be in a position where you attract better quality employees and it will help you to retain them.

Some facts and figures about Discovery Life Group Risk

  • We are the fastest growing group risk insurer in South Africa today with an average year-on-year growth of close to 40%.
  • 1 000 corporate clients and almost 200 000 members are currently covered by Discovery Life Group Risk.

It’s sustainable, affordable and adds value

Our approach is about value and meeting the real needs of members at an affordable and sustainable cost. Through sophisticated risk analysis we price risk correctly. By integrating your employees’ Discovery Health and Vitality benefits, we can also underwrite risks more accurately.

Adding value to employers and employees

Discovery Life Group Risk is built around service excellence and relevant, value-adding benefits that meet your needs. Compare us with standard industry offerings.

BenefitIndustry standardDiscovery Life Group Risk
On deathA lump sum benefit equal to a multiple of salary
  • A lump sum benefit equal to a multiple of salary plus ongoing payments to cover the dependants’ education needs
  • Payment of the mortgage for up to 24 months
On disabilityAn monthly payment equal to 75% of monthly salary
  • A monthly payment equal to 75% of monthly salary
  • Including past bonuses in the monthly benefit
  • Paying your medical scheme contributions for up to 24 months
  • Paying Discovery Life policies for up to 24 months
  • Paying the mortgage for up to 24 months
  • An increase of benefit by 33% if the member meets the criteria for permanent disability
Capital disability
  • Lump sum, based on a subjective definition
  • Cover phases out as employee approaches retirement age
  • Objective criteria
  • Full cover until retirement
Severe illnessDefined events
  • Covers the entire body
  • Child Severe Illness Benefit and
  • International Severe illness cover
Living benefitsNone
  • Vitality
  • DiscoveryCard

 

 
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