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Critical Illness Coverage

Coverage for the financial impacts of a critical illness

Critical Illness (CI) Coverage falls under the category of insurance plans that provide a lump sum living benefit to the policy owner in the event of a covered critical illness.

We offer two levels of Critical Illness Coverage:

Flexible Term Options

Comprehensive and Core are both available with the following flexible term options:

  • Term 10 - Renewable and exchangeable, allowing policy owners to renew every 10 years until age 75.
  • Term to Age 75 - Provides level critical illness coverage until age 75, with guaranteed premiums.
  • Term to Age 75 with Return of Premium on Expiry - Similar to Term to Age 75 but includes a return of premium upon expiry at age 75.

The critical illness benefit is payable once, and the policy then terminates, regardless of the number of critical illnesses diagnosed. No waiting period applies unless specified under a specific covered condition.

Coverage details

Critical Illness Comprehensive (26 conditions)

Critical Illness Comprehensive is Wawanesa Life’s fully underwritten CI product covering a number of conditions:

  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Bacterial Meningitis
  • Benign Brain Tumour
  • Blindness
  • Cancer
  • Coma
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Deafness
  • Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Valve Replacement or Repair
  • Kidney Failure
  • Loss of Independent Existence
  • Loss of Limbs
  • Loss of Speech
  • Major Organ Failure on Waiting List
  • Major Organ Transplant
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Occupational HIV Infection
  • Paralysis
  • Parkinson’s Disease and Specified Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders
  • Severe Burns
  • Stroke

Critical Illness Core (4 conditions)

Critical Illness Core is Wawanesa Life's simplified issue CI product covering the most common covered conditions:

  • Cancer
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke

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