Understanding the Basics of Disability and Critical Illness Insurance, with Kristen Fazio

When most of us think about insurance, we think of life insurance - protecting our loved ones after we die. But what about insurance to cover you and your family while you're still alive? This week on The MapleMoney Show, I tackle the subject of disability and critical illness insurance with my guest, Kristen Fazio. Kristen explains how disability and critical illness insurance differs from life insurance. For one, life insurance is very straightforward, you're either alive, or you're not. Disability and critical illness insurance are considered living benefits - it protects you while you're still alive. You can find the show notes for this episode at This episode of The MapleMoney Show is brought to you by Willful. Did you know that 57% of Canadian adults don't have a will? Willful has made it more affordable, convenient, and easy for Canadians to create legal Will and Power of Attorney documents online from the comfort of home. In less than 20 minutes and for a fraction of the price of visiting a lawyer, you can gain peace of mind knowing you've put a plan in place to protect your children, pets, and loved ones in the event of an emergency. Get started for free at and use promo code MAPLEMONEY to save 15%.

You can listen to Understanding the Basics of Disability and Critical Illness Insurance, with Kristen Fazio online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Understanding the Basics of Disability and Critical Illness Insurance, with Kristen Fazio is an episode from The MapleMoney Show by Tom Drake.

This episode is 32:33 long.

This episode was published on May 25, 2022.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The MapleMoney Show when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.