Buy online
We’re about you, our policyholders! Over the past 12 months we’ve been hard at work bringing you the best service and products to help you and your family protect and build your generational wealth. And we’re working hard to make 2023 even better so we are always your partner of choice!
It’s all about making insurance easy and affordable so you have the cover you need and more time to spend with your family to do the things you enjoy.
Service, service, service!
When we launched 1Life in 2006 we wanted to make insurance affordable, convenient and simple for South Africans. Less jargon, less paperwork, and quicker claims!
We were the first life insurer in the country to sell life insurance direct to the public online and launch a USSD policy management service! We were also the first to introduce HIV tests using saliva - no more needles!
This year, we launched online buy, where you can buy funeral cover and comprehensive, fully underwritten life cover online in 15 minutes or less! And at a discounted premium!
All of which makes it easy and convenient to get the cover you need at a price you can afford.
If you've got a question our client services consultants are here to help. Leave your details and we will call you back.
Online in your own time
We’ve added to and improved our services to make doing business with us and managing your policy quicker and easier. Our online policyholder service portal and WhatsApp service are the go to places when you want to view and update policy details. On these channels you can update your:
- Personal details
- Contact details
- Beneficiary nominations and details
- Bank details
- Arrange for a special deduction from your bank account if you missed a premium payment
Haven’t tried them? Login now or say Hi and manage your policy in your own time, safely and securely!
Top tip: Read more about how you can manage your policy on our online policyholder service portal!
Quick claims
You want claims paid quickly. So do we! We pay valid claims as quickly as possible, and thanks to our automated claims processing, 75% of qualifying 1Life funeral claims are paid within 24 hours, some as quickly as within 3 minutes!
Helping you manage your money and your life
Your policies are an important part of your financial life. We care about that, and more! We’ve designed benefits to help you manage more than just your insurance!
1Life policyholders qualify for a free financial education course and legal assistance benefit from Truth About Money, as well as access to debt management services and tools.
Policyholders and South Africans speak
All of our innovations and focus on customer service sounds fantastic, but does it work for our customers? Independent surveys confirm that it does.
- 1Life has been named SA’s No 1 Direct Life Insurer for 11 years running, according to Swiss Re (a leading global reinsurer) Reports 2010 – 2021.
- We were voted the top insurance brand in the PwC Annual SA Insurance Sentiment Index 2022.
- 1Life is the Category Winner in the Life Insurance/Savings & Investments Category in the 2022/2023 Ask Afrika Icon Brands Benchmark Survey. This survey covered over 24 000 consumers!
- City Press readers awarded 1Life a gold trophy in the City Press Your Choice Competition
- 1Life is in the top 5 insurers for service, scoring 74.1% in the South African Customer Satisfaction Index for Insurance in 2021.
We like to act more than we talk, and make sure those actions really work for our policyholders! Thanks to your feedback and these awards, we know they do!
For the future
We are always working to make sure you have a secure future, and that you don’t need to worry about office hours, paperwork and drawn out claims processes to get your policy updated and claim paid! Your support means everything to us. Thank you for being there, and letting us know we’re getting it right! We’re looking forward to working with you and for you in 2023!