More and more South Africans are recognising that gap cover has become an integral part of their planning to ensure financial and physical wellbeing. By Michael Emery, Marketing Executive at Ambledown Financial Services Advances in medical science and technology, combined with better sanitation and hygiene, have dramatically increased life expectancy and quality of…
Making sure your family has the best possible medical cover is a top priority, but achieving that goal can be challenging. “Medical plans are complex, and there are many products, including gap cover to ensure high costs don’t derail your finances,” says Michael Emery, Marketing Executive at Ambledown Financial Services. “Working out which plan is…
It will help ensure that your payments are settled promptly. By Michael Emery, Marketing Executive at Ambledown Financial Services A recent article in the Financial Mail makes clear gap cover is becoming more prevalent. A key driver is persistent medical inflation, so the gap between what a medical scheme pays and what is…
If there is one thing that Covid lockdowns taught us, it’s the need for financial resilience. As many of us found, the unexpected can occur, and having a cushion of savings to fall back on is critical. “South Africans just don’t save enough, and it’s therefore doubly important that their savings are not depleted unnecessarily…
What isn’t included in Gap cover? We cover a list of exclusions in the upcoming series. It’s important to note that gap cover is not designed to cover shortfalls in your day-to-day medical expenses but your major medical procedures. General 3 months waiting period? A general 3 months waiting period is applied to all new…
Consumers unanswered questions answered By Michael Emery, Ambledown Financial Services Marketing Executive While most consumers understand what gap cover is in principle, there are still a few questions that come up once they are in the process of investigating whether they need gap cover, and which product would best suit their needs. Some of the…
Ambledown Financial Services grows to new strengths with Guardrisk Ambledown is proud to announce that we are growing into the future with our new insurance partner Guardrisk Insurance Company Limited, a licensed non-life insurer and authorised FSP (75), who is part of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited. As of Thursday, 1 September we will be partnered…
Medical Aid and Gap Cover How to get the best out of your medical aid and gap cover 13 May 2022Michael Emery, Ambledown Financial Services Marketing Executive Treatment for a serious medical condition can leave you out of pocket even though you have medical aid and gap cover. Increase your understanding to make the system…
In the News with Ambledown Financial Services. Our Marketing Executive, Michael Emery discusses how your Gap Cover provider needs to be easily accessible to you. Full Article on Daily Maverick
Affordable Gap Cover Products Ambledown is one of the leading health insurance product providers. We also offering cost-effective administration services on products that safeguard approximately 965 000 lives. This is not a medical scheme and the cover is not the same as that of a medical scheme. This policy is not a substitute for medical…