The Professional Edition 9 July 2023 | Page 10

PPS 2022 claims statistics

All health and life risk claims ( excluding short-term insurance and Profit-Share payouts ):

R3.35 billion

Claims per benefit

DOWN 5 % from 2021 UP 7 % from 2021
R1 044.4 million
Sickness benefit
R749.9 million
Permanent Incapacity benefit
DOWN 48 % from 2021
R956.8 million
Life Cover
UP 10 % from 2021
R416.5 million
Critical Illness Cover
DOWN 22 % from 2021
R186.7 million
Lump-sum Disability benefit
Proportion of claims by profession
26 % Paramedical *
18 % Medical doctor
12 %
Legal
10 %
Financial
7 % Engineering
6 %
Dental
5 % Accountant
4 % Consultant
12 %
Other
* Includes physiotherapists , occupational therapists , nurses , etc ., excluding medical and dental doctors
29 %
Females
Breakdown of total claims paid
Gender split
of overall claims
71 %
Males
20 397
Number of claims processed
95
Number of claims processed per day
R14 million
Average paid per working day