How to use Hippo’s Life Insurance quote platform

Nobody wakes up excited to shop for Life Insurance. It's a task that tends to sit on the to-do list for months, mostly because sorting it out the old way means chasing down quotes one insurer at a time and never quite knowing if the next one would've been cheaper.  You could do all that - or you could skip the runaround and let Hippo's Life Insurance quote platform do the comparing for you. It won't cost you a cent either. It’s free, gratis, on the house.  

Our platform helps South Africans find better cover, faster (under two minutes, if we're counting). Everything you'd normally dig up through a dozen separate enquiries arrives in one tidy view. Insurance, Medical Aid, Loans, Fibre; line the options up together and overpaying becomes very hard to miss. 

Short on time? Here's how to use Hippo’s Life Insurance quote platform

1. Head to https://www.hippo.co.za/life-insurance-quote/  

2. Select how much cover you need 

3. Fill in your name and surname 

4. Fill in your contact details 

5. Confirm if you are a smoker 

6. Select your highest level of education 

7. Give us an indication of your gross monthly income 

 That's it. Under two minutes, remember? 

How to use Hippo’s Life Insurance quote platform (but with pictures):  

Step 1:     

Visit us at https://www.hippo.co.za/life-insurance-quote/ and click “Get started”  

Step 2:    

Let’s start with the amount of Life Cover you need. This will help us to tailor quotes to your exact needs.  

Step 3: 

 We can only personalise your quote if we know who we’re talking to, right? 

Step 4:  

 Fill in your contact details so that we can get in touch with you. Wait - did they just populate automatically? Don’t worry, that probably just means you’ve quoted with us before. We will have masked your details to keep them safe.  

Step 5: 

You probably already know that smoking isn’t good for you. Insurers know it too - which is why they charge higher premiums for smokers.  

Step 6:  

This isn’t a trick question, and it’s not meant to assess your intelligence. Education level is just one of those things that insurers use to assess your risk.  

Step 7:  

We’re not snooping, promise. We just want to make sure that the amount of Life Cover you’ve selected matches your income. Feeling uncomfortable sharing this online? Don’t worry - thanks to our new secure OTP, this information is confidential and more secure than ever before.  

And that's it - finish and klaar. In a couple of minutes you'll have a clear side-by-side view of who's offering you the better deal, without the phone tag or the endless repeating of yourself to five different consultants.  

So next time your Life Insurance is up for renewal, or you just fancy checking whether you've been overpaying, you know where to find us.   

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, medical or insurance advice. Hippo is a comparison site helping you evaluate quotes from trusted South African insurers. Always review policy details before making changes. Quotes are risk profile dependent and subject to annual review. No fees are charged for using Hippo’s comparison service. HAS (Pty) Ltd and HCS (Pty) Ltd are authorised FSPs. Terms and conditions apply.