Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Definition Of Critical Illness Varies From Agency To Agency

Category: Finance, Insurance.

Though bitter, it is a fact that one out of each five men and one out of each six women in UK experience some kind of critical illness before their normal retirement age. But still they happen to face such illnesses in their life.



In fact, nobody ever cherishes the nightmare of suffering from critical illness. And the consequences of experiencing such fatal diseases are simply devastating! But the expenditure of such treatment is high enough to make somebody broke. With sophisticated treatment available in the UK, it is not at all difficult to recover from critical illnesses. Hence, the trend of taking out critical illness insurance is prevailing in the country. However, the matter of critical illness insurance is a bit dicey.


In order to ensure a financially secured future, insurance works as a godsend. The definition of critical illness varies from agency to agency. You find it funny, yet it is true that a brain tumour might be seen as a brain tumour if it is a pituitary adenoma rather than a meningioma. One illness that is critical to one company may not be so to the other. Hence, while one purchases a policy, it is recommendable to know how it describes certain illnesses and what exactly it covers. However, the ones that are universally accepted as critical are Mocardial infarction( heart attack) , invasive maligancies( cancer) , stroke with neuralgic, Alzheimer disease, residuals, kidney failure, organ transplant, multiple sclerosis, paralysis of limb, deafness, blindness, and total disability.


It will take a vast space to give an exhaustive list of all the critical illnesses. Health care nowadays are highly expensive. So, it makes real sense to go for an insurance to keep you protected against any kind of mishap. And if it is a critical illness then the expenditure will have no limit. It is never a happy idea to think about illnesses. But it is wise to be prepared against the worst.

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