02/06/2026
64.8% of Liberty Group SA 's 2025 claims were from men. 35.2% from women.
At first glance, that looks like a male problem. Look closer, and it is a household problem.
But something is shifting. More women are assuming the breadwinner role — and yet many still don't prioritise covering their own income earning capacity in the same way they would for those they love.
Most women focus on life cover. And life cover is essential. But life cover takes care of others when you are no longer there.
The bigger question is this: what happens if life happens, and you don't die?
Cancer is the leading claim cause for women at 29.7%. Cardiovascular disease at 14.4%. These are not events that always end in death. Increasingly, they are events people survive — without income, without cover, and without a plan.
More than 85% of breadwinners have no critical illness cover. The average breadwinner is underinsured by R3.1 million.
Life cover answers one question. Income protection and critical illness cover answer the one most people never think to ask.
Connect with an IWCP adviser to find out where you stand.
Source: Liberty Claims Statistics 2025 | ASISA Life and Disability Insurance Gap Study 2025