Critical Illness Insurance
Critical illness insurance provides a lump-sum payment that can be used to help provide you and your family financial support in a difficult time.
Help take care of unexpected expenses with critical illness insurance.
Many people may be able to relate to the financial burden caused by unanticipated health issues. By contributing payments now, you can create a safety net for tomorrow.
Lump-sum payment upon verified diagnosis to use as you see fit for yourself and your family
Managing the emotional cost of illnesses like cancer,1 a heart attack2 or a stroke3 is hard enough. Managing the financial costs as well can be overwhelming. Critical illness insurance provides a lump-sum payment upon verified diagnosis of a covered condition to help ensure you and your family have financial support in a difficult time, so you can spend less time worrying about money and more time focusing on healing.
- You’ll receive a lump-sum payment upon verified diagnosis to use as you see fit
- Use it for prescriptions, deductibles, co-payments, experimental/non-traditional treatments and even non-medical expenses like everyday bills
- Pays out regardless of what your medical insurance covers
- Payments are paid directly to you, not to the doctors, to the hospitals or to the healthcare providers
Plan Details
Lump-sum payment to use as you see fit for yourself and your family.
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Help Reduce the Financial Impact of a Serious Illness
Critical illness insurance can help you financially prepare for a major illness.
1 Please review the certificate for specific information about cancer benefits. In most states, not all types of cancer are covered.
2 The Heart Attack Covered Condition pays a benefit for the occurrence of a myocardial infarction, subject to the terms of the certificate. A myocardial infarction does not include sudden cardiac arrest.
3 In certain states, the Covered Condition is Severe Stroke.
4 Eligible Family Members means all persons eligible for coverage as defined in the Certificate.
5 Coverage is guaranteed provided (1) the employee is actively at work and (2) dependents are not subject to medical restrictions as set forth on the enrollment form and in the Certificate. Some states require the insured to have medical coverage. Additional restrictions apply to dependents serving in the armed forces or living overseas. [For CA-sitused cases, Coverage is guaranteed provided (1) the employee is performing all of the usual and customary duties of your job at the employer’s place of business or at an alternate place approved by your employer and (2) dependents are not subject to medical restrictions as set forth on the enrollment form and in the Certificate.] Some states require the insured to have medical coverage. Additional restrictions may apply to dependents serving in the armed forces or living overseas.
6 Please review the Disclosure Document or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document for information on which Covered Condition may be eligible for a Recurrence Benefit. There may be a Benefit Suspension Period between recurrences of the same Covered Condition, as well as occurrences of different Covered Conditions. There may be a limitation on the number of Recurrence Benefits payable per Covered Condition. We will not pay a benefit for a Covered Condition that is subject to a Benefit Suspension Period. If a Recurrence Benefit is payable for a Cancer Covered Condition, we will not pay such benefit unless the Covered Person has not had symptoms of or been treated for the same cancer for which we paid a benefit during the Treatment Free Period.
7 Eligibility for portability through the Continuation of Insurance with Premium Payment provision may be subject to certain eligibility requirements and limitations. For more information, contact your MetLife representative.
METLIFE CRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE (CII) IS A LIMITED BENEFIT GROUP INSURANCE POLICY. Like most group accident and health insurance policies, MetLife's CII policies contain certain exclusions, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. Product features and availability vary by state. There may be a preexisting condition exclusion. There may be a Benefit Reduction Due to Age provision. There may be a Benefit Suspension Period between recurrences of the same Covered Condition or occurrences of different Covered Conditions. MetLife offers CII on both an Attained Age basis, where rates will increase when a Covered Person reaches a new age band, and an Issue Age basis, where rates will not increase due to age. Rates are subject to change. MetLife reserves the right to raise premium rates for Issue Age CII on a class-wide basis. A more detailed description of the benefits, limitations, and exclusions applicable to MetLife’s CII product can be found in the applicable Disclosure Statement or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document available at time of enrollment. For complete details of coverage and availability, please refer to the group policy form GPNP07-CI, GPNP09-CI, GPNP10-CI, GPNP14- CI, GPNP19-CI or contact MetLife for more information. Please contact MetLife for more information. Benefits are underwritten by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, New York.
MetLife's Critical Illness Insurance is not intended to be a substitute for Medical Coverage providing benefits for medical treatment, including hospital, surgical and medical expenses. MetLife's Critical Illness Insurance does not provide reimbursement for such expenses.