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Consider these national medical statistics:

• Cardiovascular disease accounts for the death of more Canadians than any other disease
• 32% of all male deaths in Canada were due to heart disease - the toll was even higher for women (34% of deaths in Canada)
• Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in Canada
• An estimated 149,000 new cases of cancer & 69,500 deaths will occur in Canada in 2005
• An estimated 72,800 Canadian women (38%) will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime and 32,800 of which will die as a result
• An estimated 76,200 Canadian men (44%) will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime and 36,700 men will die as a result
• Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in Canada
• An estimated 16,000 Canadians will die from stroke
• Each year more women than men die from stroke
• The average acute care costs are about $27,500 per stroke

Critical Illness Insurance is a relatively new form of protection which provides you the benefit while you are still alive. Critical Illness Insurance provides a lump-sum payment should you be diagnosed with the specified critical illness and survive a pre-determined period of time. The benefit is tax free and there are no restrictions on how you use your benefit.

Critical Illnesses covered under Critical Illness Insurance include:

• Heart Attack
• Cancer
• Stroke
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Paralysis
• Severe Burns
• Kidney Failure
• Coma
• Parkinson's Disease
• Deafness
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
• Major Organ Transplant
• Blindness

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