Kganya Botswana Pukwana ya Kganya Payment Book

21 7. BURIAL BENEFITS 7.1 Benefits Burial Benefits are underwritten by BLIL as a registered long-term Insurer. Burial Benefit amounts are set out in the Annexure under the heading BURIAL BENEFITS. 7.2 Good Standing Death from accidental causes A Claim in respect of a Burial Benefit will only be allowed in the event of the Accidental Death of an Assured Life, if a Policyholder is in Good Standing by virtue of: • payment of a Premium with a Date of Payment in the Month preceding the Month in which the Date of Death occurred; or • payment of a Premium with a Date of Payment in the Month in which the Date of Death occurred, provided that the Date of Payment is prior to the Date of Death. Death from natural causes A Claim in respect of a Burial Benefit will only be allowed in the event of death of an Assured Life from causes other than Accidental Death, if a Policyholder is in Good Standing by virtue of: • payment of Premiums with a Date of Payment in each of the 3 (three) consecutive Months preceding the Month in which the Date of Death occurred; and • unless there is a Premium with a Date of Payment in the fourth Month preceding the Month in which the Date of Death occurred, the Date of Death is at least 91 (ninety-one) days after the first ever Date of Payment. A Premium will only have a Date of Payment in a particular Month if the Date of Payment is on or before the last day of such Month. Premiums paid on or after the Date of Death will be excluded. BURIAL BENEFITS