Critical illness: a closer look Look under the hood and compare whatʼs really covered
Versus a leading competitor: ● 7 more critical illness triggers ● Totalling an estimated 1.64M additional medical incidents annually in the U.S. Hereʼs how often our additional covered critical illnesses happen in the U.S. every year: Critical Illness | The diagnosis of any of the following illnesses or conditions:
| Aortic aneurysm (200,000) 5 | Major burns (32,540) 6 | Stroke | Coma (890,100) 7
| Invasive life threatening cancer | Aplastic anemia (750) 1 | End-stage renal failure | Benign brain tumor (17,112) 2 | Major organ transplant | ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrigʼs disease)
| Major heart attack | Heart valve replacement (100,000) 3 | Blindness due to diabetes | Paralysis of two or more limbs | Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (400,000) 4
Estimates of incidence per 100,000 people per year are applied to 345M U.S. population to approximate total annual incidents. Sources: 1 AAMDS International Foundation (average of 600-900 annual estimate used) | 2 Duke University School of Medicine, 2024 | 3 Cleveland Clinic (est. 90,000), The Texas Heart Institute (est. 106,000) | 4 National Institutes of Health, 2023 | 5 Society for Vascular Surgery | 6 American Burn Association, 2024 report preview | 7 National Institutes of Health, 2022
The Critical, Chronic and Terminal Illness Accelerated Benefits rider is not a long-term care product.
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