Absa | Explore our credit protection plan

Why protect your credit with Absa?

An Absa Credit Protection Plan will alleviate your family's financial burden if you are permanently or temporarily disabled, diagnosed with a critical illness, terminal illness, loss of income or at the event of your death.

Untimely death

Have Absa credit agreements and worry about not being able to pay them if something should happen to you.

Disability or illness

Want your loan to be paid in full for death, permanent disability, terminal illness and critical illness.

Loss of income

Want monthly instalments on your loan to be paid for a period if you are unable to earn an income or are temporarily disabled.

Which credit agreements can I cover?

We provide credit protection plans that will ease the burden of your loans, credit card bills, as well as vehicle and asset financing instalments in the event that you are unable to due to death, disability, illness or loss of income.

Personal loans

We cover your personal loan if you:

Are 18 years and older
Have an Absa Personal Loan between R1 000 – R350 000
Are earning an income for Plan A, otherwise a Plan B will be offered.

The benefits are:

If you become temporarily disabled or are unable to earn an income, the plan covers the monthly instalment for your loan for a limited time.
Multiple claims are allowed for temporary disability and loss of income.
In the event of your death, permanent disability, critical illness or terminal illness, the outstanding balance on your loan will be paid.

Plan A	Plan B
Death	Death
Permanent Disability	Permanent Disability
Temporary Disability	Temporary Disability
Terminal Illness	Terminal Illness
Critical Illness	Critical Illness
Loss of income

Study loans

We cover your study loan if you:

Are 18 years and older
Have an Absa Study Loan of at least R15 000. The maximum sum assured is determined by the loan amount granted (subject to maximum limits)
Are earning an income for Plan A, otherwise a Plan B will be offered.

The benefits are:

If you become temporarily disabled or loss of income, the plan covers the monthly instalment for your loan for a limited time.
Multiple claims are allowed for temporary disability and loss of income.
In the event of your death, permanent disability, critical illness or terminal illness, the outstanding balance on your loan will be paid.
Only the sponsor can be covered.

Plan A	Plan B
Death	Death
Permanent Disability	Permanent Disability
Temporary Disability	Temporary Disability
Terminal Illness	Terminal Illness
Critical Illness	Critical Illness
Loss of income

Overdraft facilities

We cover your overdraft facility if you:

Are 18 years and older
Have an Absa Overdraft with a limit of R150 000
Are earning an income for Plan A, otherwise a Plan B will be offered.

The benefits are:

If you become temporarily disabled or are unable to earn an income, the plan will pay a monthly amount equal to 5% of the average outstanding balance on your facility.
Multiple claims are allowed for both temporary disability and loss of income.
In the event of your death, permanent disability, critical illness or terminal illness, the outstanding balance on your facility will be paid.

Plan A	Plan B
Death	Death
Permanent Disability	Permanent Disability
Temporary Disability	Temporary Disability
Terminal Illness	Terminal Illness
Critical Illness	Critical Illness
Loss of income

Credit card

We cover your Credit Card if you:

Are aged 18 years and older
Have an Absa Personal Credit Card with a limit of R150 000
Not older than 63 years of age and in full time employment for Plan A, otherwise Plan B will be offered

The benefits are:

The outstanding balance on your personal credit card is paid out for death, permanent disability or critical illness
If you become temporarily disabled or are unable to earn an income, the plan will pay 5% of outstanding balance monthly for a limited time
Multiple claims are allowed for both temporary disability and loss of income benefits

Plan A	Plan B
Death	Death
Permanent Disability	Permanent Disability
Temporary Disability	Temporary Disability
Critical Illness	Critical Illness
Loss of income

Revolving Loan

We cover your Revolving Loan if you:

Are 18 years and older
Have an Absa Revolving Loan with a limit of R200 000
Are earning an income for Plan A, otherwise a Plan B will be offered.

The benefits are:

If you become temporarily disabled or are unable to earn an income, the plan will pay a monthly amount equal to 5% of the average outstanding balance on your facility.
Multiple claims are allowed for both temporary disability and loss of income.
In the event of your death, permanent disability, critical illness or terminal illness, the outstanding balance on your facility will be paid.

Plan A	Plan B
Death	Death
Permanent Disability	Permanent Disability
Temporary Disability	Temporary Disability
Terminal Illness	Terminal Illness
Critical Illness	Critical Illness
Loss of income

Vehicle and Asset Finance
We cover your Vehicle Finance Facility if you:

If you become temporarily disabled or are unable to earn an income, the plan covers the monthly instalment for your loan for a limited time.

The benefits are:

Your loan will be covered in the event of death, temporary and permanent disability, dread disease and loss of income, depending on the plan selected.

If you become temporarily disabled or are unable to earn an income, the plan covers the monthly instalment for your loan for a limited time.

If you become temporarily disabled or loss of income, the plan covers the monthly instalment for your loan for a limited time

Plan Options:

Plan A: Death

Plan B: Death, permanent and temporary disability

Plan C: Death, permanent and temporary disability and dread disease

Plan D: Death, permanent and temporary disability, dread disease and loss of income