Personal Finance | How to choose the right critical illness cover

When a major illness strikes it's better to be financially prepared for it. The right cover can go a long way in shielding your finances from avoidable harm

Lisa Barbora
July 01, 2022 / 11:08 AM IST
Personal Finance | How to choose the right critical illness cover

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These days it’s routine to hear of a 40-something year old, being diagnosed with cancer. The realisation that the dreaded C is no longer one you worry about after crossing the senior citizen threshold, hit close to home when a vivacious and energetic friend - a mom of three, got diagnosed with fourth stage colon cancer in her early 40s. The following year another perfectly healthy 42-year old mother of two, a friend from college years, was diagnosed with stage...