Assupol On-Call is a comprehensive range of free services included with many of our products.
HIV / Aids Advice & Information Line
- Information and Advice Line on HIV / AIDS
- Advice on safe sex
- If you or a member of your family are raped, we will provide you with the morning-after pill to prevent pregnancy as well as the appropriate drugs to prevent you from becoming HIV positive.
Medical Advice & Information Line
- Qualified nursing sisters will provide you with advice and information on any medical condition eg: ear-ache, dehydration, chicken pox, etc.
- Information and advice on poisons and drugs
- Advice on pregnancy and baby care
- General medical information
- Referrals to doctors, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, dentists.
Emergency Ambulance Service
- In the event of an accident, injury or illness
- An ambulance to the nearest most appropriate hospital
- Guaranteed hospital admission up to R5,000 to prevent any delay in treatment, however, will be refunded by either your medical aid or yourself, after the event
- If your children are stranded due to your accident or illness, we will transport them to a family member or safe place · Transport of life-saving medicines or blood.
The Emergency Ambulance Service has no age restrictions, no financial limits and no medical examination is required, but excludes self-inflicted injuries.
Transportation of the Deceased & Bereavement Line
In the event of the death of the assured life either by natural causes, HIV/AIDS related illness or due to a medical emergency, all costs related to the transportation of the deceased back to their place of residence within South Africa will be arranged. This benefit is excluded for self-inflicted injuries.
The Bereavement Line will assist you with the following services in the event of death:
- Funeral or cremation arrangements
- Explanation of your funeral policies
- Referrals to pathologists or a recommended undertaker
- Transport of the deceased to their home town in South Africa (Financially Unlimited)
- Assistance in obtaining a death certificate following accidental death
- Telephonic Trauma counselling in the event of family or domestic abuse, rape, suicide, unemployment or retrenchment, hijack, robbery, HIV/AIDS, death, divorce or drug abuse. This benefit is excluded for self-inflicted injuries.
- If telephonic counselling is not sufficient we will arrange for face-to-face counselling with an appropriate Psychologist or Psychiatrist up to a maximum of R5,000 per annum per beneficiary.
- Telephonic counselling with relevant Psychologist or Therapist
- Legal Assistance regarding the deceased’s will and property
- If the funeral is between 50km and 150km away, we will make the necessary travel arrangements and pay up to a maximum of R400 (R100 per person) for a maximum of four immediate family members of the deceased to attend the funeral
- If the funeral is more than 150km away we will make the necessary arrangements and pay up to a maximum of R2,000 (R500 per person) for four immediate family members of the deceased to attend the funeral.
Trauma Counselling
- Telephonic Trauma counselling in the event of family or domestic abuse, rape, suicide, unemployment or retrenchment, hijack, robbery, HIV/AIDS, death, divorce or drug abuse. This benefit is excluded for self-inflicted injuries.
- If telephonic counselling is not sufficient we will arrange for face-to-face counselling with an appropriate Psychologist or Psychiatrist up to a maximum of R5,000 per annum per beneficiary.
Tutor Line
Teachers will help children telephonically with their homework and school projects.
- Assistance with all the Primary and High School major subjects: Maths, Science, English, Geography, Afrikaans, Accounting, Economics, Business Economics and Biology
- Teachers can send information to children via fax, email or mail
- Teachers are from Waterkloof High School in Pretoria.
The Tutor Line is available from Sunday to Thursday - 6pm to 9pm.
Financial Advice Line
The Financial Advice Line will help you with information on financial services and give you advice on how to avoid "Fraudulent Moneymaking" schemes:
- Banking
- comparative interest rate quotes for home loans, car financing, credit cards, etc.
- Investments
- advice on shares, unit trusts, endowment policies, property and retirement annuities
- Life Assurance
- information and advice on life assurance policies
- Short-term Insurance
- advice on what to look out for when taking out house and car insurance
- Tax
- personal tax
Assistance and advice on unfair blacklisting