TurningGreen
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We had a joint critical illness cover plan for my wife and I that would pay on either or both of us becoming ill. Unfortunately we recently had to claim for my wife. We expected that the cost of the critical illness policy would drop as my wife would no longer be accepted on the policy. However having rang the insurance company they informed us that this was a term policy and explained the cost would remain the same (another 18 years) even though my wife was now excluded. This policy rule was never mentioned by the broker at the time and the insurance company didn’t seem surprised. After some conversation with a manager in the insurance company they have given us the following options
(1) Remain on the current policy and continue to pay the cost of €335 pm
This policy is index linked so cost pm and payout increase yearly by 5%
No new health check required for me
(2) Convert the existing policy to a non term policy for just myself and pay €267 pm for 18yrs
This policy is not index linked so cost pm is fixed and payout is fixed
No new health check required for me
(3) Our final option is to cancel this policy and go look at a new critical illness policy for just myself and go through a new health check.
Our current feeling is to go for option 2 or 3 but for a sanity check I am just wondering if anyone has experience or advice that they could share with us on the above situation and any other possible unknowns we should be aware of.
Thanks in advance
(1) Remain on the current policy and continue to pay the cost of €335 pm
This policy is index linked so cost pm and payout increase yearly by 5%
No new health check required for me
(2) Convert the existing policy to a non term policy for just myself and pay €267 pm for 18yrs
This policy is not index linked so cost pm is fixed and payout is fixed
No new health check required for me
(3) Our final option is to cancel this policy and go look at a new critical illness policy for just myself and go through a new health check.
Our current feeling is to go for option 2 or 3 but for a sanity check I am just wondering if anyone has experience or advice that they could share with us on the above situation and any other possible unknowns we should be aware of.
Thanks in advance