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Article #318: Critical Illness Cover - a Wider Scope

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Critical illness insurance offers cover instead? Apart from knowing that they
for certain specified conditions such as are, in fact, likely to be paid out, the
cancer, heart problems, kidney failure, decision could be left open to argument
loss of limbs, etc., The cover is quite regarding the grading of the level of
simple and straightforward, in that if severity of the condition: therefore
you are diagnosed with one of the severe consumers could be worried and confused
illnesses listed in your policy a payment about the final amount agreed. What
is made. On average 35 conditions would insurers would grade as relatively minor
be considered as falling into this may appear very different to someone
category with most companies. There is newly diagnosed with a condition. It
just one company, Virgin, who vary the could be a case of accepting the fact
cover by offering severity-based payments that a smaller payment is better than
when cancer is diagnosed. Obviously with nothing at all, but it could also be that
an illness such as cancer, there are the payment doesn't match expectations.
various degrees of severity and with It would be advisable to make sure that
increasing success rates in the treatment you thoroughly understand the full
of this disease; this seems a fair way of implications and terms of the policy
dealing with the situation. before considering taking cover.
The Financial Services Authority are not Conventional critical illness cover, for
certain that people realize the a typical 30 year old family man, who
limitations on the number of severe doesn't smoke would be around £24 per
medical conditions covered by their month, whereas it could more than double
policies and that they could be in for a with this new plan.
nasty awakening if they assume that every It may be that critical illness cover is
serious illness will be covered. not the product for you. For financial
With this in mind, the Prudential have security for your family, in the event of
brought out a policy which lists 140 your death, life insurance would be the
severe conditions, which will be covered most important planning tool. To cover
by their plan. Rather than the "black and outgoings if you are incapable to
white" decision made on diagnosis, this working, income protection insurance
promises a grading of the payout could be useful. This offers cover for
according to the severity of the common ailments too, and not just the
condition. A spokesman for the Prudential critical ones.
says the policy, named the Prudential's For advice and help on the type of
Flexible Protection Plan, will mean that insurances available, the easiest course
more payments will be made to insurers of action is to find an internet broker,
with debilitating illnesses, whose who'll be able to answer your questions
illnesses would otherwise be outside the and come up with a range of quotes with a
scope of the insurance and who would then minimum of trouble to you and ensure that
get nothing at all. you arrange the insurance cover which is
An improvement then on "black and white", right for you and your family.
but could this leave a "grey" area






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