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Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

People with diabetes, heart conditions and other ailments can be left in the lurch. Other red flags for insurers can include travel to certain parts of the world or risky recreational activities. Securing affordable life insurance is a growing problem as more Canadians are diagnosed with serious ailments.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

Like millions of Canadians, Tim Potter is living with a serious medical condition that has made it difficult, if not impossible, to secure meaningful life insurance. The Halifax father of seven was diagnosed 26 years ago with Type 1 diabetes.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

Securing affordable life insurance is a growing problem as more Canadians are diagnosed with serious ailments. People feel stressed because all they’ve been able to secure is a couple of policies that will pay just enough to cover his funeral expenses.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

It’s a definite problem, says Michael Aziz, co-president of Canada Protection Plan, which seeks to fill the void left by traditional insurers by offering coverage that doesn’t require a medical examination.

Health conditions complicate search for insurance

People with diabetes, severe mental illness, HIV, heart conditions and other serious ailments can be left in the lurch. Serious ailments made it difficult to secure meaningful life insurance.

Canadians with pre-existing health issues struggling to find affordable life insurance

“The issue of pre-existing conditions is a bit of a growing issue because people are needing term insurance longer in their life because of the financial pressures today,” said Kevan Penonzek, manager of Insurance Direct Canada in Vancouver.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding life insurance

Securing affordable life insurance is a growing problem, but Insurance companies have become much more liberal about covering people with health issues, said Lorne Marr, director of new business for LSM Insurance, which owns No Medical Exam Life Insurance.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

There’s a trend of people needing insurance for a longer period because they have families later in life or haven’t paid off their mortgage yet. But securing affordable life insurance is a growing problem as more Canadians are diagnosed with serious ailments.

Health conditions complicate search for insurance

Half of Canadians will develop cancer at some point in their lives, the Canadian Cancer Society says. And about eight per cent of Canadians have been diagnosed with diabetes, a condition that’s growing in frequency amid an aging population.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

“The issue of pre-existing conditions is a bit of a growing issue because people are needing term insurance longer in their life because of the financial pressures today,” said Kevan Penonzek, manager of Insurance Direct Canada in Vancouver.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

Finding affordable life insurance gets harder when you’re 60 to 70, because people then have health issues. The number of Canadians only with diabetes has doubled since 2000, said Joan King, director of government relations for Diabetes Canada.

Health conditions complicate search for insurance

People feel stressed because all they’ve been able to secure is a couple of policies that will pay just enough to cover his funeral expenses. Securing affordable life insurance is a growing problem.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

Millions of Canadians are living with a serious medical condition that has made it difficult, if not impossible, to secure meaningful life insurance.

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

“They’re working later, they’re carrying debt longer, mortgage longer so they feel like they need term insurance to cover off that risk. And so it becomes harder when you’re 60 to 70, because people then have health issues.”

Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

“I feel like I would be leaving my wife and the kids quite empty-handed if anything were to happen to me,” Tim Potter said. People with diabetes, severe mental illness, HIV, heart conditions and other serious ailments can experience difficulties with finding affordable life insurance.

Pot edibles may drive up life insurance premiums

Many insurers no longer treat cannabis users as cigarette smokers — who pay much higher premiums due to the high-risk activity — provided there is no tobacco or nicotine in the products they use.

Pot edibles may drive up life insurance premiums

Many insurers no longer treat cannabis users as cigarette smokers — who pay much higher premiums due to the high-risk activity — provided there is no tobacco or nicotine in the products they use.

Pot edibles may drive up life insurance premiums, depending on consumption level

Many insurers no longer treat cannabis users as cigarette smokers — who pay much higher premiums due to the high-risk activity — provided there is no tobacco or nicotine in the products they use.

Pot edibles could drive up your life insurance premiums

Canadians looking to enjoy soon-to-be-legalized pot-infused edibles could get hit with higher insurance premiums – depending on the size of their appetite. Many insurers no longer treat cannabis users as cigarette smokers – who pay much higher premiums due to the high-risk activity – provided there is no tobacco or nicotine in the products they...

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Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance

Health conditions complicate search for insurance

Health conditions complicate search for insurance

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