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A case for critical thinking

Critical illness insurance: the most overlooked type of insurance

 
Breast cancer survivors Sheryl Crow and Christina Applegate

The alarm goes off – ugh, time to get up and go to work. As you give your pillow a final fond squeeze, you think how sweet it would be to stay in bed and not go to work. But have you ever stopped to imagine what would happen if you suddenly couldn’t work? You have life insurance to protect your family in case you get sick and die, but what if you get sick – and live? The costs of treatment, care and inability to work can ravage a family’s finances, yet according to a recent poll conducted by TD Insurance, 65% of Canadian parents don’t have critical illness insurance. Let’s look at 7 famous women who survived life-threatening breast cancer and see what you can do to protect yourself and your family.

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