'Walking dead' is the nickname in the insurance industry for those people who either fake their own deaths or don’t know that someone has “killed” them off for financial gain.
Johannesburg – The walking dead wander among us, they live and breathe and try their damndest to keep one step ahead of the law.
He added that besides false death claims, there were actual murders where syndicates employ professional hit men to kill people on whom they had taken out insurance policies. “And they just keep on claiming on their own death,” says De Klerk. “It’s really difficult to prove these deaths, other than a piece of paper, which can be bought.”“We are often involved in syndicate investigations, where there are players within the mortuary or within the funeral home, sometimes even law enforcement are involved,” he adds.
“It’s going to help consumers live an honest life, this will make sure that they will not become a victim of impersonation,” says Manie van Schalkwyk, the ex-director of SAFPS The app that is available at the moment is for commercial use, the plan is to roll out a consumer version in the next two months.
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