Champion Insurance partners Doves Funeral

Published: 24 January 2014

CHAMPIONS Insurance will, in partnership with Doves Funeral Assurance, offer funeral cover as an extension of its comprehensive insurance cover.

Champions Insurance marketing executive Tapiwa Kahiya said the product would be launched sometime next month.

"We are launching this product as we adapt to the changing needs of our clients," Kahiya said.

"This product is available to our clients on comprehensive cover as well as our clients on third party insurance cover with a small additional fee."

He said in the event that clients and those travelling with them covered under this product were involved in a fatal accident, funeral services would be provided by Doves. Kahiya said a partnership with Zimpost which sees the parastatal selling Champion Insurance products through their branches countrywide has ensured convenience for their clients and has spurred a 120% growth in business.

He added the product had helped the company stay afloat in an environment of serious liquidity constraints.

The increasing numbers of touts, however, remains a major challenge, Kahiya noted. He said the touts mislead clients giving the wrong information which led to problems when clients made claims.

Kahiya said their Legal Aid insurance product, which covers their clients- legal fees to enforce their rights or defend themselves in the event of litigation, has also done well on the market.

He said the insurance company would launch the Insure Scratch and Win promotion where one is eligible by paying US$75 for any of their products or the full annual premium. Kahiya said clients would receive a scratch cards which will receive an instant prize and be in line for the grand draw.

Champions Insurance Company (Pvt) Ltd is a short-term insurance company offering a wide range of short-term products both for individual and corporate clients. It started operating in November 2003.
- theindependent