Unclaimed benefits & lost policies guide 2026
For families in South Africa looking for money owed to them: unclaimed retirement benefits, lost life and funeral policies, and where to search for each.
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Who this guide is for
- A family member died and you think there was a policy or a pension
- You left a job years ago and never claimed your retirement savings
- You lost track of an old life or funeral policy
What is inside: table of contents
The PDF puts together 3 guides of Tulinde South Africa, word for word: each chapter opens with its short answer, then the full sections, the frequently asked questions and the date it was last reviewed. All 19 sources — the laws, the regulator and the official documents each fact comes from — are listed at the end, with their links.
- Unclaimed benefits in South Africa: how to find a lost pension, life policy or inheritance, free
What counts as an unclaimed benefit · How much money is unclaimed · Retirement funds: the FSCA's free search · Lost life and funeral policies · The Guardian's Fund
Reviewed 31 October 2026 · 5 questions · 10 sources
- Funeral cover in South Africa 2026: how to compare policies, waiting periods and claims
What funeral cover is, legally · How much cover: the cap per life insured · Waiting periods: what the rules allow · Covering your extended family · Claims: the two-business-day rule · Who may sell funeral cover — and the risks with funeral parlours · Paying funeral cover from a SASSA grant · What to check before you sign
Reviewed 28 October 2026 · 8 questions · 8 sources
- Life cover in South Africa: life insurance, disability, dread disease and income protection
The four kinds of life cover · Which laws protect you · What the insurer must tell you · Changed your mind? The 31-day cooling-off right · Missed a premium: grace period and lapse · Replacing an existing policy · Claims: deadlines the insurer must meet · Beneficiaries and keeping cover up to date
Reviewed 28 October 2026 · 6 questions · 7 sources
Look inside
Two pages of the PDF exactly as you will get it: the contents page and the first page of chapter 1.
Who writes it
Tulinde is an independent guide run by Takat AI. It is not an insurer, a broker or an agent, and it does not rank or rate insurers. Every fact comes from a primary source listed in the guide. Read how we check facts.