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Think beyond
today's ride
Prepare for your family's financial
future with disability insurance.

Protect the lifestyle you have worked hard to build.

Illness or injury can affect more than your routine. It can affect your ability to earn. With the help of an adviser, a simple conversation can help you prepare for what comes next.

Old Mutual’s Disability insurance can help protect your income, lifestyle and future plans. We know that no two people are the same so we offer a variety of cover options. You can also personalise your cover even further by adding optional benefits and features.
A story of preparationAt 53, Marinda Cilliers' story reminds us that while change and uncertainty are part of life, preparation can make all the difference. With guidance from an Old Mutual adviser, you can protect what matters most and face the future with confidence. You prepare for the things that matter. Have you prepared for life’s unexpected turns? Watch Marinda’s story to see how she prepared for the unexpected.What if Rudi's story was yours?Rudi Joubert's life changed in an instant when a workplace accident resulted in the loss of his leg. Because he had Disability insurance with Old Mutual, he could focus on recovery, knowing his family's finances were protected.

Today, Rudi is a passionate cyclist whose story reminds us that disability can happen to anyone, making it important to plan for the unexpected. Watch his story to learn more about protecting your income and financial future.
What is Disability insurance?Old Mutual's Disability insurance pays out a single amount or monthly payments (cover dependent) if you, due to an illness or injury are impaired, unable to work or to take care of yourself.Choosing the right Disability cover can be daunting, but not if you start an obligation-free conversation with your adviser. An Old Mutual adviser can help you customise your cover to suit your needs in three easy steps:
  • Choose your cover: Select one of our Disability insurance options
  • Personalise your cover: Add benefits that work for you
  • Add features: You have the option of adding Cashback or Premium protection to your cover
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DID YOU KNOW?We paid over R6.8 billion in underwritten personal risk cover claims in 2025 across Old Mutual. See what people like you claimed for.
Why choose Old Mutual’s Disability insurance?Get personal guidance to help protect your income and choose cover that suits your needs.
Personalise your disability insuranceChoose from these benefits (cover dependent, optional, and available at an additional cost):
  • Income Extender Benefit – Extends monthly payments beyond 24 months.
  • Sickness Benefit – Monthly tax-free payments if illness or injury prevents you from working.
  • Family Support Benefit – Get financial support when caring for a family member who has a severe illness and needs you to care for them.
  • Own Occupation Benefit – Pays you a single tax-free amount if you’re unable to do your job.
  • Partial Functional Impairment Benefit – Cover for less severe impairments.
  • Child Impairment Benefit – Cover for child impairments and birth defects.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD MUTUAL'S DISABILITY INSURANCEDownload our informative brochure.Learn more about Old Mutual’s Disability insurance

Take a look at some of the frequently asked questions below.

    They cover you if an illness or injury causes you to lose function in certain body parts, or leaves you unable to work or take care of yourself. You need to be employed to qualify for these products.

    Our Disability Insurance is available from your financial adviser. Unlike off-the-shelf products, our products are designed around what you need and what you can afford. Your adviser is best placed to help you build your customised cover. If you don't have an adviser, please call 0860 60 60 60 or find an adviser here.

    This benefit ensures that cover continues if the premium payer becomes disabled, impaired, is retrenched or dies.

    These products cover you for the loss of function in certain parts of the body, as well as the inability to take care of yourself because of an illness or injury. You don't have to be employed to qualify for these products.

    These documents contain all the rules and disclosures related to the products and the benefits available on each. They are provided to you so that you can read all the information to make an informed decision about the products and whether you should apply for them or want to see all the information before you finalise your application. This is an indication of the contract you will receive if we accept your application but that contract will only include the benefits and options you have selected and we have accepted.

    To download, click on the product name of the rules and disclosures you wish to see.

    COVER THAT PAYS A SINGLE AMOUNT

    Disability Cover - Pays if you can’t work or take care of yourself because an illness or injury has permanently disabled or impaired you.

    Functional Impairment Cover - Pays if you can’t take care of yourself because an illness or injury has permanently impaired you.

    Physical Impairment Cover - Pays if an illness or injury permanently physically impairs you, such as hearing loss or the loss of a limb.

    Accidental Disability & Death Cover - Pays if you, because of an accident, become permanently disabled and can’t work or physically impaired, or you die.

    COVER THAT PAYS A MONTHLY INCOME

    Disability Income Cover - Pays if you can’t work or take care of yourself because you are temporarily, partially or permanently disabled or impaired

    Functional Impairment Income Cover - Pays if you can’t take care of yourself because you are temporarily, partially or permanently impaired.

    Business Expense Cover - Pays if you become temporarily, partially or permanently disabled or impaired and can’t contribute to business expenses.