Life Insurance with critical illness
Get extra protection and peace of mind with Critical Illness cover
Adding Critical Illness cover to your life policy can help protect you and your family when you need it most
Our life insurance policies can provide vital protection for those you love. It's easy to think a critical illness isn't going to happen to you, but should the worst happen you can help make sure your family and loved ones are protected by easing their financial worries. Life Insurance with Critical Illness will pay out if you die or are diagnosed with a critical illness.
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why choose lv=
So, here's what you need to know about our Life Insurance with Critical Illness
- Cover starts from as little as £5 per month
- Quick and easy application
- Free access to LV= Doctor Services
Overview
Options explained
Life Insurance
- Pays a cash lump sum if you die within the plan term
- If you're diagnosed with a terminal illness we can pay out early
- What you pay depends on your personal circumstances such as your age and if you smoke
- Available to UK residents aged 17 to 84 when your policy starts
- Your premiums are guaranteed not to change in the future unless you change your cover
- You may be able to increase your cover after specific life events without medical evidence
Critical Illness
- Pays a lump sum if you are diagnosed with one of the critical illnesses whilst covered, including terminal illness
- We pay up to £30,000 for less severe conditions and your policy would continue
- Available to UK residents aged 17 to 64 when your policy starts
- Your premiums are guaranteed not to change in the future unless you change your cover
- Up to £35,000 of children's critical illness cover when added on to your policy. This option is at an additional cost and it can be added at the start of the policy or at any point as long as there is at least 5 years remaining on the policy
If you stop paying your premiums you won't get any money back and your cover may stop. Please read the policy summary, available below, to help you understand the full features of this product.
your Cover options
Get to know your critical illness cover options
You can tailor your policy to suit you and your loved ones
- With level cover, your cover amount stays the same, while decreasing cover reduces over time
- Decide how long you'd like your cover to last
- Choose a single life or a joint life policy
- Choose how much money you'd like to cover
Policy summary
Make sure you read the policy summary so you understand what you're buying.
You can get these and other documents from us in Braille, large print or audio by dropping us a line.
Please note additional features could be available on this type of product, including total permanent disability, inflation-linked cover and applying on a life of another basis. We also have a different Life and Critical Illness product which provides cover for more conditions and features. Should you wish to discuss the additional features or our other policy, you can contact LifeSearch on 0800 197 2268. LV= have chosen to partner with LifeSearch to offer customers independent advice for protection products.
Please be aware cashback is only available on policies directly purchased through lv.com. If you take out a policy through LifeSearch then you will no longer be eligible.
The information on this page shouldn't be taken as advice. It's up to you to decide if it's right for you and you should speak to a financial adviser if you're not sure.
Important information
Here's the need-to-know info, so you have the full picture
- Available to UK residents aged 17 to 64.
- Your policy must last for at least 5 years (our minimum term), and can't last for longer than 50 years (our maximum term). The policy must end before any person insured reaches the age of 80.
- We only pay for the critical illnesses covered in our policy and no others.
- Adult critical illness claims will only be paid if you survive for at least 14 days after being diagnosed (this doesn’t apply to claims for children’s cover).
- We won’t pay a claim if you die as a result of intentionally taking your own life within the first 12 months of your policy.
- If you stop paying your premiums you won't get any money back and your cover may stop.
- Children's cover is an additional cost and can be added on to the policy immediately or at a later date (as long as there is at least 5 years remaining on the policy). Your children will be covered for the critical illnesses covered in our policy and no others.
- If children's cover is added and then later removed, it cannot be added back on to the policy.
- If you have added Children’s cover to your policy it’s important to tell us when your youngest child reaches their 23rd birthday. Otherwise you could be paying for something you can’t claim on.
- This is a term policy, so you will only be covered for the length of cover you have chosen.
- Once the policy ends, the cover stops and you won't get any money back.
Please read the policy summary and policy conditions to help you understand the full features of this product.
The information given in these pages should not be seen as advice to take out this plan so if you're happy that the product meets your needs you can apply online, or over the phone through LifeSearch.