How much money can you save with lifelong critical illness insurance?

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Whole life critical illness insurance has always been popular. Policyholders can receive critical illness protection, and the product itself includes a savings component. If the policyholder remains healthy, they can also "get their money back," achieving the dual benefit of "treatment for illness, savings if healthy." Of course, the primary focus of critical illness insurance products is coverage for serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke, with savings being an added bonus. However, as consumers, it is natural to hope for the policy to break even as soon as possible, offering greater flexibility in deciding how to use the funds. If fortunate enough to remain healthy and not need to claim, policyholders may also choose to surrender the policy in the future to recover their premiums.

We have selected some of the most popular whole life critical illness insurance products currently on the market to examine their guaranteed break-even year. We have also calculated the guaranteed internal rate of return (Guaranteed IRR) and the expected internal rate of return (Expected IRR) for these products over specific periods, the latter including both guaranteed and non-guaranteed components. The assumptions used by 10Life for these calculations are as follows: the policyholder is a 35-year-old non-smoking male with a 20-year premium payment term (or the closest to 20 years).

Comparison of Whole Life Critical Illness Insurance Products: Critical Illness Coverage VS Savings Returns

Assumption: Policyholder is male, 20-year premium payment term (or the closest option to a 20-year term)

Insurance Company & Product	10Life Critical Illness Coverage Score (Male)	Savings Returns
Insurance Company & Product	10Life Critical Illness Coverage Score (Male)	Guaranteed Break-Even Year	20-Year Guaranteed Internal Rate of Return	30-Year Guaranteed Internal Rate of Return	20-Year Expected Internal Rate of Return	30-Year Expected Internal Rate of Return
富通 \| 守護168 2	8.5	20	0.0%	0.0%	2.8%	4.4%
中國人壽 \| 護您安心危疾多重保(自選計劃)	8.3	42	-4.1%	-0.6%	-0.7%	2.2%
萬通保險 \| 首選健康保500+	8.3	25	-6.5%	0.2%	-2.8%	4.2%
宏利 \| 活耀人生危疾保	8.2	25	-2.8%	0.0%	1.9%	3.7%
富衛 \| 危疾全守衛 (優越版)	8.1	30	-2.3%	0.1%	2.4%	3.8%
安盛 \| 康采 II 嚴重疾病保障 (早期+多重附加契約)	8.1	49	-19.0%	-2.5%	-10.5%	0.4%
永明金融 \| 永明危疾齊加保計劃2	7.8	30	-7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	3.0%
英國保誠 \| 危疾首護保	7.3	50	-10.5%	-2.9%	-3.1%	1.8%
友邦 \| 多重智倍保	7.2	55	-5.8%	-2.1%	-1.4%	1.5%
中銀人壽 \| 摯守護危疾保險計劃	6.4	15	0.2%	1.0%	0.5%	2.9%
Notes: 1. The product information is updated as of 24 June 2020. 2. 10Life collects insurance product information through various channels and, through assumptions and mathematical calculations, derives the above data for general educational and reference purposes only. This does not constitute any advice to purchase insurance products. Users should consult a licensed insurance advisor to determine a suitable insurance plan before purchasing any insurance product. 10Life assumes no responsibility for any claims and/or losses arising from the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the data sources. 3. Assumption: Policyholder is a 35-year-old male, non-smoker, with a 20-year premium payment term (or the closest option to a 20-year term), and a basic coverage amount of USD 150,000. 4. The break-even year, guaranteed and expected internal rates of return for whole life critical illness products do not affect 10Life’s critical illness coverage scores. For a detailed understanding of the critical illness coverage scoring methodology, please visit www.10Life.com

Among the various whole life critical illness insurance products listed above, BOC Life’s Cherish Protection Critical Illness Plan has the shortest guaranteed break-even year, at just 15 years. For adult males, Fubon’s Guardian 168 2, which has the highest critical illness coverage score in the table, also requires only 20 years to break even. This means that once the policyholder completes the premium payments, they can fully recover the paid premiums if they choose to surrender the policy, while also enjoying critical illness protection during the payment period.

At the guaranteed break-even year, the premiums paid by the policyholder will equal the guaranteed cash value of the policy. However, please note that if the policyholder withdraws part of the guaranteed cash value after the break-even year, the coverage amount for critical illness protection will also decrease. If the guaranteed cash value is withdrawn to zero, the critical illness coverage will become invalid, equivalent to policy surrender.
From the table above, if the IRR of a product for a specified period is negative, it indicates that the product has not yet broken even. Generally, the guaranteed returns (or Guaranteed IRR) of whole life critical illness insurance are not high, as the primary purpose of these products is not savings or profit, but critical illness protection.

Whole life critical illness insurance may also distribute cash dividends or interest, contributing to expected returns (or Expected IRR). However, these are non-guaranteed and are not protected by the policy contract. During the policy term, withdrawing cash dividends or interest (if any) and other non-guaranteed income will not affect the basic coverage amount of the critical illness protection.

This article focuses solely on the savings returns of whole life critical illness insurance products and does not delve into critical illness coverage, which is the core focus of such insurance. Please visit the 10Life website for the "Product Decoder Comparison." In addition to the products listed in this article, we have analysed the critical illness coverage and savings returns of nearly 50 whole life critical illness insurance products currently available in the market.

Compare Whole Life Critical Illness Insurance, Adult, Non-Smoking Male
Compare Whole Life Critical Illness Insurance, Adult, Non-Smoking Female

If you have any questions about insurance, you can use the "Enquiry" or "Ask Anonymously" features on the 10Life website to receive immediate opinions from multiple licensed advisors.

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1. The above information is provided by 10Life and does not constitute sales advice.

This English version of this article has been generated by machine translation powered by AI. It is provided solely for reference purposes. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between this translation and the original Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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