Critical illnesses

A group of illnesses identified for special forms of insurance coverage designed to provide a lump sum on their diagnosis and following the death which usually follows.

1. Human disease and disability

1. Spinal cord injury
2. Social implications of chronic terminal illness
3. Multiple sclerosis
4. Human organ failure

1. Sudden death
2. Inaccessibility of insurance
3. Fear of death

1. Prohibitive cost of life insurance

1. Providing intensive medical care

1. Uncritical
2. Overcritical
3. Illness
4. Dread
5. Disease
6. Criticism