Critical illness cover

Get up to £10,000 of critical illness cover from £7.06 a month***

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***Based on £10,000 of critical illness cover with £100,000 of level term cover over 20 years for a 30-year-old non-smoker with no pre-existing medical conditions (March '24)

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What is critical illness cover?

Critical illness cover offers an extra level of protection on top of a standard life insurance policy, so that if you develop one of the illnesses specified, you receive a tax-free lump sum payment to spend how you wish.

You can use a pay-out to cover things like ongoing healthcare, treatment or simply maintaining your family’s standard of living, if you were unable to continue work.

As well as offering cover for you, many insurers also include children’s critical illness cover at no extra cost. Children’s critical illness cover pay-outs are usually limited to £10,000 - £25,000.

If you’re interested in buying a critical illness policy, you can add it as extra cover on the results page. 

Interested in insuring two lives? See joint life insurance policies. 

 

What are the different types of life insurance?

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Life insurance

pays out a lump sum if you pass away during your cover term

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Mortgage life insurance

specialist cover designed to pay off your mortgage if you pass away

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Joint life insurance

covers two lives on one hassle-free life insurance policy

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Critical illness cover

pays out a lump sum if you're diagnosed with an illness covered by your policy

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