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Critical Illness Cover- Some Facts

By: Mike Armstrong

Critical illness cover is a very popular type of insurance. Surveys show that many people suffer from a critical illness before they reach the age of 65. If you do not have a critical illness cover, you should consider getting one. Critical illness cover can help you step out of possible problems in the future.

Having a critical illness insurance is a good protection for the future. Your family can start to feel the security from now on, should you happen to fall critically ill in the future. Critical illness insurance usually pays a lump sum if you are diagnosed with a specific illness accepted by your critical illness insurance company. To be on the safe side, when you obtain a critical illness policy, you should reveal your entire medical history to your insurers.

Your critical illness insurers should know your medical past completely. Once you make a claim, you could be sure that they will make some research about your medical history before they award you the lump sum. That is why most critical illness insurance companies take about three months before making the payout. The money is completely tax free and there is no restriction on how you could use it. On the other hand critical illness insurance can also refuse you a payout.

Critical illness insurance normally refuses you a payout if you suffer from an illness found in its exclusion list. Most common forms of exclusions are: HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, self inflicted injury among others. Most critical illness insurance companies include these exclusions on their policy. Therefore you should read the policy attentively before you sign. If you suffer from such an illness then you could be entitled not to receive a critical illness cover.

Fortunately the association of British insurers has come with a brilliant idea. They have elevated the critical illness they cover from 35 to 140. By doing this, people may have gained more confidence on critical illness insurance. Clearly critical illness insurance companies have taken note of the many rejected claims and adjusted their critical illness policies. You should know that for this type of critical illness cover, the premiums are higher.

Moreover, before you take a critical illness cover, the insurers will ask you important questions. They can ask you if members of your family suffer from a specific illness. If your answer is positive they could refuse you critical illness cover or even make you undergo medical tests. It is only after having a close look at the results that they would decide to give you cover or not. They could even raise the premium payment amount. Thus if you accept to take critical illness cover from that insurance company you should ensure that all conditions are mentioned on paper.

Furthermore, critical illness insurance normally makes the payout 28 days after a claim, provided you are still alive. If before the lump sum is awarded, you die, most critical illness insurance companies give the money to the inheritor, for example your wife or children. Money will not replace someone but can surely alleviate financial breakdowns that may occur after your going.

Choosing a critical illness cover might sometimes be difficult. Take your time. If you shop well you could find a critical illness cover that suits your needs.

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