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Posted on April 17, 2008 by Mike Armstrong | Posted under Insurance
Various characteristics Of Critical Illness Cover
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Underwriting may have been unable to detect these illnesses and as a matter of fact many critical illness claims may have been rejected. Thus, some policies started to include the waiting period which prevented the company from awarding any benefits before this period ended. Some waiting periods may even reach six months and can apply to specific critical illness conditions like cancer and multiple sclerosis. Additionally, Standard Life had recently published its various causes for most critical illness claims. The results showed a critical illness like cancer on the top spot with around 60 percent claims followed by heart attack with around 11 percent claims. At the same time, critical illness claims may have been received for three other cases. These could have been multiple sclerosis with 8 percent claims, stroke 4 percent and benign brain tumour 3 percent. Furthermore, 14 percent of critical illness claims may have been turned down. Around 8 percent may not have met policy definitions while the remaining 6 percent could have been due to non disclosure. On the other hand, the reinstatement of critical illness cover may provide benefits even after a critical illness had taken place. Therefore, the policy may only cease upon expiry or if death occurred. Payment of a lump sum due to a critical illness may keep the policy in force. The policy might become too expensive if the full critical illness cover is left ongoing for a preceding critical illness. As a matter of fact, only part of the policy may be reinsured which has no relationship with the previous critical illness. For example, after a heart attack another heart attack may be more probable than a cancer. Thus, the risk of cancer may have been lower. On the other hand, people may have found this type of policy expensive and also it did not responded to their needs effectively. That is why the reinstatement of critical illness cover may have been moderately successful. Moreover, a life cover may also include a standalone critical illness rider. Should a critical illness occur then death precedes, different results may be seen. Firstly, if the insured person passes away during the survival period, which is around 30 days, a benefit may be paid. However, the benefit may only pay on behalf of the life cover, not the critical illness rider and then consequently, the cover may cease. Secondly, if the person happens to live during the survival period and beyond, a benefit may be paid both on behalf of the critical illness rider and the life cover. As a matter of fact, survival may result in more benefits being paid out. Looking at this advantage, insureds or potential claimants might want to opt for the critical illness rider. This type of critical illness product is believed to have been successful in South Africa. Seen the various characteristics of critical illness cover, we could notice that some options may have not been as successful as others. But critical illness cover may still remain one of the most important insurance policies in the UK as well as worldwide. About The Author: For more information about Life Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance please visit www.unbeatablelifeandcriticalinsurance.co.uk. |
Tags: LIFE INSURANCE COVER, CRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE, MORTGAGE PAYMENT PROTECTION, INCOME PROTECTION INSURANCE
