Focus on recovery, not your finances.

A tax-free lump sum if you're diagnosed with a covered illness such as cancer, a heart attack or a stroke.

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Critical illness is more common than you think.

Most of us know someone who has faced cancer, a heart attack or a stroke. Treatment keeps improving, which means more people living through recovery, and paying for it.

Critical illness insurance gives you money when you need it most, with no strings on how you use it.

  • Paid in one lump sumAfter diagnosis of a covered condition and any survival period.
  • Spend it however you needTreatment, travel, childcare or simply time to heal.
  • Separate from other coverageIt works alongside disability and health plans, not instead of them.

How the money helps

One cheque, your choices.

  • Medical costs

    Treatments, medications and devices your health plan does not cover.

  • Lost income

    Replace your pay, or a partner's, while you recover.

  • Time to heal

    Take the time you need without watching the bank balance.

  • Mortgage and bills

    Keep the household running as usual.

  • Care and travel

    Travel for treatment, home care or extra help with the kids.

  • Peace of mind

    Focus on getting better. That is the whole point.

How a claim works.

  1. Diagnosis

    You are diagnosed with a condition covered by your policy.

  2. Claim

    We help you file the claim and gather what the insurer needs.

  3. Lump sum

    Once approved, the benefit is paid to you tax-free.

Questions we hear often.

Plain answers. If yours isn't here, ask us directly.

Ask an advisor

Every policy covers core conditions such as cancer, heart attack and stroke. Many cover a much wider list. We compare definitions between insurers, because they differ.

Get your personalized coverage plan.

A short conversation, at a time and place that suits you. No pressure, no obligation.