What is a Critical Illness Insurance Cover?
Critical Illness Insurance Plans provides coverage against specific life-threatening diseases. Treating such critical illnesses may require multiple visits to the hospital over a long period. In addition to the hospitalisation cost, there will be other costs like doctor visits, medical expenses, etc. A Critical Illness plan pays a lump-sum amount that can be used to cover these high expenses .The good thing is that this lump-sum payout is in addition to any of your mediclaim or health insurance policy.
Health problems, in most cases, strike unexpectedly, resulting in a sudden financial burden for the family. In such cases, this family is worried about about your treatment costs and the income loss due to your illness. Most of the time, the family dips into their savings kitty built for child’s education or one’s own retirement to overcome these expenses.
Why should one buy a Critical Illness Cover, (even if you already have a mediclaim plan)?
Treating a critical illness takes time and money. If you are an earning member and are diagnosed with a major illness, it is quite likely that you will have to skip work to get treatment for it. This leads to a double trouble:
- Losing your monthly income
- Increase in expenses due to frequent visits to the hospital, high cost of medical tests and medicines that will be required for complete recovery
In this case, a Mediclaim plan will only reimburse your hospitalisation costs. A Critical Illness Cover goes beyond just hospitalisation costs and helps you cover other expenses like doctor consultation fees, cost of medicines etc. Besides, if you have any outstanding loan like a home loan or a car loan, the pay-out can help with dealing with the EMIs.
If you do not have a Critical Illness Cover, you may have to dip into all the hard-earned money that you have saved. The high cost of treatment can erode years of savings in just a few months.
PROTECTION FOR YOU
High life cover at affordable rates so that your loved ones are financially secure.
CRITICAL ILLNESS BENEFIT
Guaranteed benefit payout up to 1 Crore in case of 34 life critical illnesses**.
TAX BENEFIT
Save tax^ up to 54,075 u/s 80C & 80D of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Get Life Cover & Health Cover in one plan.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH BENEFIT
In case of death due to an accident+, the nominee will be paid the Sum Assured amount.
PROTECTION AGAINST DISABILITY
In case of permanent disability++ due to accident, your policy continues without you having to pay any premiums.
100% BENEFIT PAYOUT
If diagnosed with a Terminal Illness##, we pay you the complete Sum Assured.
