Anonymous
Is early critical illness insurance coverage a must for kids?
I’m planning to buy a whole life plan for my 4 year old kid as premiums will be low and his insurability is high now, and I chanced upon the option to add in Early CI as a rider, I personally feel that CI coverage is a must, but am unsure about the need for early CI, especially for a young kid. Would love some inputs about this to see if the extra $5 per month is worth it anot for the lowest amount. Oh and of course he is covered under hospitalisation and PA already.
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Hariz Arthur Maloy
15 Aug 2018
Independent Financial Advisor at Promiseland Independent
Hi Anon! Great question.
Actually Early CI has more benefits for juveniles as there is extra cover for 8 to 11 Juvenile specific conditions.
Now on to how much should you cover for?
In a dual income household, if the child falls ill, one parent may stop working to take care of your child. There's a loss of income here. I'd opt to get 3 years of one parent's Annual Income as cover.
For a single income household, you may need to now employ a domestic helper to help your spouse with the daily chores on top of her taking care of your child. There's extra cost here. So I'd opt to get about 3 years of this extra expense as cover.
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Tan Siak Lim
14 Aug 2018
CFP. Director, Financial Advisory Group at Financial Alliance
Early CI is generally not a must have, but good to have. This argument is true for both kids and adu...
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