Insuring
Prepaid Funeral Cover
Prepaid Funeral Cover is a short term funeral plan that ensures you and your family are financially covered at the time of your death. You pay the premium up front, and are covered for 6 or 12 months, depending on the plan you choose.
This funeral plan is perfect if you don’t want to worry about monthly premiums and would like to pay for cover with a single payment.
The Prepaid Funeral Cover could be the right choice if you:
- Want cover for yourself (as a main member) and your immediate family (wife/husband and up to 5 children)
- You and your spouse are younger than 60 years old, when you join
- Have children younger than 18 years old (21, if registered as a full time student)
- Don’t have a regular income and don’t want to pay a monthly debit order
- Are an Absa customer with access to an Absa ATM or Cellphone Banking
What you get?
- A choice of cover for 6 or 12 months
- Financial cover to the value of R3 000 or R5 000
- Monthly debit orders are avoided; you can purchase the cover up front when it is convenient for you
- After purchase, accidental death cover is available to your family (from the next midnight)
- A short waiting period of 3 months for death resulting from natural causes
How it works
- Prepaid funeral cover can be purchased from an Absa ATM or via Cellphone Banking
- Cover is only available for the term you choose, you can renew it at an Absa ATM or through Cellphone Banking by choosing ‘Renew existing policy’
- You will receive an SMS confirming your policy
- Within 3 days we will contact you to confirm your family details and to ensure that no underwriting is required
- All the relevant funeral cover policy documents will be mailed to you for your records
- When you funeral policy is about to expire, we will send you an SMS to remind you
How to purchase Prepaid Funeral Cover
Cellphone Banking using www.absa.mobi
- Log onto Cellphone Banking by entering your access account number and PIN
- Select the 'Prepaid' option and then the 'Purchase' option from the menu displayed
- Select the ‘Activate funeral cover’ option from the drop down selection
Cellphone Banking using *120*2272#
- Dial *120*2272# (ABSA) from your cellphone
- Select ‘Funeral cover’ from the menu and follow the prompts to complete the purchase
Absa ATM
- Visit an Absa ATM and insert your card, select your language and enter your PIN
- Select 'Prepaid' and then ‘Prepaid Funeral Cover’
- Choose to ‘Activate a new policy’ and choose your cover option
- Enter your contact details and then select a payment option
How to make a claim
- Visit your nearest Absa Branch where a consultant will help you
- Bring along your valid ID, the ID of the deceased person and the original death certificate
Contact Funeral Cover
For claims call
0860 106 236
Speak to an adviser
0860 111 555
Online Insurance Claim
Submit a claim online
