insurance-tools
🛡️ Insurance Tools You Should Use Before Buying a Policy
Insurance helps protect your finances and your family from unexpected events. Before choosing a policy, it’s important to understand how much cover you actually need.
Here are two essential insurance tools:
🛡️ Life Cover Needs Calculator
A Life Cover Needs Calculator helps you estimate how much money your family would need if you pass away.
📊 It considers:
- Your monthly income
- Outstanding debts
- Living expenses
- Number of dependents
- Future costs (education, etc.)
💡 Quick guide:
Most people need about 10–15 times their annual income as life cover.
🧮 Example:
R15,000/month income → around R1.8M – R2.7M cover
🏥 Why It Matters
- Protects your family financially
- Pays off debts like home loans
- Covers daily living expenses
- Gives peace of mind