Critical illness insurance is an excellent way of purchasing peace of mind knowing that you have a financial safety net in place in case a sudden critical illness arise. This policy can be your saviour in such a situation where you are unable to work while you recover.
While we do have excellent healthcare in Canada, it certainly does not cover all costs associated with a critical illness. If you are self-employed, critical illness isn’t just a recommended policy – it is essential!
While the number of illnesses vary from insurer to insurer, below are some of the most common critical illnesses covered by a critical illness insurance policy:
1) Cancer
2) Heart Attack
3) Stroke with a permanent neurological disorder
4) Kidney failure
5) End-stage lung disease
6) End-stage liver failure
7) Coma
8) Loss of hearing
9) Permanent loss of speech
10) Major Burns
11) Major organ or bone marrow transplant
12) Multiple Sclerosis
13) Muscular Dystrophy
14) Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease
15) Alzheimer’s Disease / Severe Dementia
16) Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
17) HIV Due to Blood Transfusion and Occupationally Acquired HIV
18) Benign Brain Tumour
19) Encephalitis
20) Severe Bacterial Meningitis
21) Blindness
22) Paralysis
23) Terminal Illness
Get in touch with our advisors to know more about the illnesses covered by the best and affordable critical illness insurance plans.
The cost is dependent on several factors, like your age and current health condition, the number of illnesses included in your policy along with the length of the term (10 or 20 years, or up to a particular age).
A regular critical illness insurance policy of $100,000 coverage may cost a 35-year old male, non-smoker only $42/month for 20 years.
The younger you buy it, the better the rates.
That’s lesser than a latte a week. However, the cost is variable and is dependent on several factors like:
To know how much a critical illness insurance policy would cost for you depending on your age, gender, health status, term length and coverage amount, get in touch with our advisors.
The best time to purchase critical illness insurance policy is when you are young and healthy because the rates are low that you can lock in for years to come. The costs increase as you age.
You can either purchase critical illness insurance as a standalone policy or as a rider to your existing life insurance plan. Get in touch with our advisors to know what is the best option for you.
Our advisors aren’t bound to a particular insurance company or the products of a specific company. They are free to research multiple companies along with their offers and discounts to find the best price for you as far as critical illness insurance is concerned.
We provide a customized critical illness insurance plan by taking a closer look at your needs and financial condition, thus, ensuring everything stays under budget and you are neither overinsured nor underinsured in any way.
We will also get you the best available deal from a wide array of options across a host of insurance companies, while direct insurance company agents are bound to represent a particular company, and are hence, extremely limited to the number of products they can offer.
Our consultation is absolutely free of any charge with zero obligations.