What To Expect When Unexpectedly Ill

Many Canadian lawyers likely have some form of critical illness insurance but very few know what to expect should they have to file a claim and start taking advantage of their benefits. Until things go wrong, there's no way to anticipate how long recovery will take and how that will affect family income and the stability of a legal practice.

Steve Wise, an insurance industry veteran and Lawyers Financial Advisor in Southwestern Ontario, believes that every lawyer should understand how this affordable coverage works and why it's such a vital part of financial planning.

Based on his recent experience with a long-standing client, a lawyer with family coverage whose wife was diagnosed with cancer, Mr. Wise explains what to expect from the moment of diagnosis to recovery.