Critical Illness Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance Pays for Expenses Other Plans Don'tOther types of insurance simply aren't designed to meet the additional expenses of a serious illness or condition. They may help pay some of your hospital and doctor charges, or even replace part of your lost income. You may use your critical illness insurance to help pay for other unexpected expenses such as:

• Experimental treatment
• Travel expenses to and from treatment
• Out-of-network doctors and hospitals
• Childcare and eldercare
• Insurance deductibles and co-payments

Consider that:Men have slightly less than a 1 in 2 lifetime risk of developing cancer, while the risk for women is a little more than 1 in 3.1 On average, every 45 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke.2 Critical illness insurance can affordably protect you and your family from these additional expenses.1American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 20072American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2007