Category: Finance, Insurance.
There is, a one in, apparently five chance of winning the lottery which is reason enough for half the UK population to frantically rush to the shops on a Saturday evening to get their ticket.
Understandably, winning the lottery is a much more pleasant prospect to consider and would, fund a move, of course to Scotland where there are an extra 19 life- prolonging drugs available on the NHS than in the UK. Now consider the fact that the odds are the same of getting a long- term critical illness and it makes you wonder why life insurance is not as popular. But for the majority of us, that is not a feasible option. Is this really necessary, I hear you ask. A much more sensible choice would be life insurance, to include critical illness cover. Many people believe it is not an affordable option and they take their chances in the it ll never happen to me way of thinking. One in three men aged 30 will develop cancer, or suffer a stroke or heart disease before the age of 65 and over 11, 000 women per year die of breast cancer.
But consider the statistics. 620, 000 people per year die in the UK. That s not only a lot of people suffering undue financial pressures on top of serious illness but a lot of families coping with the added burden of depleted finances on top of such loss. 40, 000 homes are sold every year to finance long term care for people who believed it would never happen to them. Is this worth having? Experts forecast that cancer cases would rise by a third by 201Some life insurance companies are now offering cancer cover insurance by itself. Well yes, if you consider that among the life prolonging drugs available on the NHS, some of them can cost 10, 000 pounds a month. Things to watch out for are that some insurers will not cover anyone with a close family member who has been diagnosed with cancer.
Some hospitals will try to refuse treatment if a patient is mixing NHS and private care but this is an illegal practice so check out your rights and insist on the very best of NHS care that your tax money pays and, at the same time, benefit from your insurance by having access to the best drugs on the market. With one in three people being diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, that s a fair few people who could not access this cover so be sure to disclose all relevant information to the life insurance company before paying your premiums. However, on the plus side, premiums for cancer cover with life insurance are an average of 20 pounds- 25 pounds a month. With one in five claims being rejected because of undisclosed medical history this is not something to be overlooked. Considering the odds, this is quite reasonable. So, by all means carry on with the lottery but not the lottery of life. The premiums can also be reduced if you commit to a healthy lifestyle.
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