With Mutual Life Africa foreign nationals can get funeral cover perfectly suited and packed for foreign nationals living in various countries. with Mutual Life Africa you can cover foreign nationals living in South Africa, United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. As the largest insurance company that provides funeral cover for foreign nationals Mutual Life Africa currently covers over 800 000 foreign nationals and expats across the world.
As the largest insurance company that provides funeral cover for foreign nationals Mutual Life Africa currently covers over 800 000 foreign nationals.
70% of Mutual Life Africa’s policy holders are foreign nationals living in South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, The United States And UAE. Mutual Life Africa is one of the largest insurance companies in the world, with over 800 policyholder.
Mutual Life Africa’s policies provides free body repatriation of covered member and their family from the United States to the chosen place or country of burial. We also offer a cash lumpsump benefit, transportation for the accompanying family member and a coffin for the deceased.
What is body repatriation?
Body repatriation is the term used when transferring a person who has passed to their country of birth or where they want to be buried.
As a one of the world’s largest funeral services company that serves foreign nationals and Expats across the globe, Mutual Life Africa’s repatriation services provide support to you and your family, whilst liaising with the country’s embassy and processing all the required documentation to carry out a repatriation.
Before repatriation can take place, the body will need to be prepared for transporting as well make sure that you have correct paperwork and our team will process all the necessary documentation and make arrangements.
This will include:
- Embalming of the body – will delay changes to the deceased’s body and gives them a more restful appearance.
- Provision of a zinc-lined coffin – this is often required for transporting a body overseas.
- Correct size of coffin – the coffin or casket size must be checked to make sure that it is acceptable, particularly if there is to be onward transmission by a smaller aircraft later in the journey.
- Suitable packing for coffin – this varies depending on the country to which the body is being transported, but can include requirements such as wrapping the coffin in hessian, or bubble-wrapping.
How much does it cost to repatriate a body abroad?
The cost of repatriation depends on several factors, however Mutual Life Africa provides free body repatriation for policy holders.
How long does it take to repatriate a deceased person abroad?
The timescales for this are difficult to predict. Although all circumstances can differ, on average it approximately takes two weeks to organise for a body to be repatriated abroad.
Mutual Life Africa offers a full body repatriation service. Our local branches in UK, USA, UAE, Canada And South Africa as well as our strategic partners across the globe will take care of all the details, supporting you throughout the entire process.
If someone has passed, please call us immediately. We are available 24/7, to help and guide you at every step, if you have not yet purchased a Mutual Life Africa policy, buy your cover now to avoid the stress, unexpected costs and unforeseen problems that comes with the death of a family member.