CIVIL servants have lamented over the increase of monthly premiums by local funeral assurance company Nyaradzo Funeral Monday, Zim Morning Post can report.
The Zim Morning Post newsroom was inundated with calls from disgruntled civil servants who are policy holders challenging Nyaradzo to justify the steep increase.
Nyaradzo communicated to policyholders Monday that with effect from charging ZWL 192.00 from the previously paid ZWL10 to 30ZWL .
“In order to preserve the value of your funeral policy benefits, with effect from 1 October 2019 (September 2019 deduction), your monthly premium will be adjusted to ZWL$192.00. Nyaradzo Life Assurance Company” read a message directed to policyholders.
Civil servants who spoke to this publication said the development will further erode their salaries as they are already struggling with affording basic goods.
“ We are already struggling with current price hikes from data bundles, medical services and to make matters worse, prices for basic goods are fluctuating on a daily basis and now its Nyaradzo . We have other commitments that needs money for crying out loud,” said a caller who refused to be identified.
“I will rather breakdown my wardrobe and make my own coffin rather than pay that much, “ she added.
Nyaradzo Funeral Assurance company last made an upward review in June when they increased by a 100%.
Efforts to get a comment from the company’s chief executive Philip Mataranyika drew a blank as he did not pick his mobile phone at the time of writing.
