Credit protection is a variety of products on offer, which offers the client protection in certain events such as retrenchment , unemployment, the onset of a dreaded disease, death etc. these products are designed to cover either in full , or partially the outstanding credit , as to afford either the holder of the account , or their family the opportunity to deal with the event in a way as to not lose the asset, and also not need to jeopardise themselves financially to do so.