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Sunday, May 3, 2009

The True Cost Of Critical Illness Insurance

By Steve Johnes

We may all live longer these days but that doesn't mean we shouldn't plan for the worse and that is where critical illness insurance helps. Offering financial peace of mind for your immediate family by taking out cover for a few dollars each week, does not seem as essential to most of us as having that luxury cup of coffee every day during luncheon.

Reports have shown there is a strong possibility that at some stage in your life you will suffer from a critical illness so most of the insurance providers now cater for these conditions.

Studies has shown that men are more likely to contract a serious illness than females with a figure of twenty percent before the age of 65. The reports only provide women with a little better chance with one in six having serious health problems by the time they stop work.

It could be ignorance or just a general hatred of critical illness insurance cover that stops people from starting these plans. The most common application of critical illness cover is when it is added to a mortgage to guarantee that the repayment continue regardless of the health of the borrower.

Since the advent of the internet as a marketing and sales tool, insurance underwriters have promoted their products on-line and in recent years there has been an increase in on-line insurance applications. In a rush to provide this type of health coverage, many details are not looked into fully and a number of problems have arisen from attempting to do this on-line. Even if a insurance policy is applied for on-line there is still the problem of organizing a physical examination as no insurance provider wants to have existing, possibly expensive medical conditions, to pay out for from the start. The customer wants to know right from the start that he or she will be able to get hold of the provider of their critical illness insurance insurance policy without having any problems.

Smokers are Unfortunately treated as higher risk applicants; this includes anyone who has smoked within the previous year, and as a consequence they are placed in a high risk category. Many things are taken into account when dealing with the risk element asociated with any type of insurance policy including the applier's age, their overall health, whether the type of work they do is hazardous or any activities they participate in, not just whether they are a smoker.

While critical illness insurance will not cure a individual, the fiscal help it provides to a person who has a deadly illness cannot be dismissed. Anyone that cares about their immediate family and what could happen to them in the event of a serious medical illness arising should take out this type of insurance if for no other reason than peace of mind.

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