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Illness And Financial Risk Mitigation By: Robert Syarto
Planning for bad events is a sensible thing to do in especially when it comes to health; arranging a critical illness insurance policy requires some serious consideration. Providing financial peace of mind for your family by taking out protection for a mere few dollars each week, does not seem as important to most of us as having that luxury cup of coffee every day during lunch.
Research has shown that planning for critical illness is a wise move as statistically the chance of this happening is actually high, so much so that insurance providers now offer this type of policy quite routinely.
These studies make for somber reading when you consider around one in five men will contract one of these conditions before they reach retirement age. For women, this figure is slightly lower with only one in six being affected by before retirement.
It is not certain why the take up figure for critical illness insurance is so low but it may be that people either do not see the need or do not believe the chances of this happening are that high. The most common application of critical illness cover is when it is added to a mortgage to ensure that the repayment continue irrespective of the health of the borrower.
Since the advent of the Internet as a marketing and sales tool, insurance companies have promoted their products online and in recent years there has been an increase in online insurance applications. Unfortunately, being a relatively new facility, there are new problems that occur as more companies start offering services over the Internet for the first time. The main reason for this is the requirement by insurance providers to have the applicant take a medical examination before they issue cover. This is also for the benefit of the claimant because if they need to contact their critical illness insurance provider, they do not want to receive an insensitive person on the other end of the phone line.
Some groups of individuals fall into high risk categories like those who smoke for example and can be expected to pay more for their cover. Smoking is a potential threat to your life therefore, premiums will increase although having said this, the insurance company will also consider your age, type of work you do, general health, and pastimes before it issues the cover.
Of course, no-one can underestimate just how much the financial assistance critical illness insurance can provide for a person who has a terminal illness. No person can guarantee that they will always be there for their family but insurance plans are one way to ease the burden if you are diagnosed with a critical medical condition.
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Research has shown that planning for critical illness is a wise move as statistically the chance of this happening is actually high, so much so that insurance providers now offer this type of policy quite routinely.
These studies make for somber reading when you consider around one in five men will contract one of these conditions before they reach retirement age. For women, this figure is slightly lower with only one in six being affected by before retirement.
It is not certain why the take up figure for critical illness insurance is so low but it may be that people either do not see the need or do not believe the chances of this happening are that high. The most common application of critical illness cover is when it is added to a mortgage to ensure that the repayment continue irrespective of the health of the borrower.
Since the advent of the Internet as a marketing and sales tool, insurance companies have promoted their products online and in recent years there has been an increase in online insurance applications. Unfortunately, being a relatively new facility, there are new problems that occur as more companies start offering services over the Internet for the first time. The main reason for this is the requirement by insurance providers to have the applicant take a medical examination before they issue cover. This is also for the benefit of the claimant because if they need to contact their critical illness insurance provider, they do not want to receive an insensitive person on the other end of the phone line.
Some groups of individuals fall into high risk categories like those who smoke for example and can be expected to pay more for their cover. Smoking is a potential threat to your life therefore, premiums will increase although having said this, the insurance company will also consider your age, type of work you do, general health, and pastimes before it issues the cover.
Of course, no-one can underestimate just how much the financial assistance critical illness insurance can provide for a person who has a terminal illness. No person can guarantee that they will always be there for their family but insurance plans are one way to ease the burden if you are diagnosed with a critical medical condition.
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