June is Stroke Awareness Month in Canada
More than 100,000 Canadians suffer a stroke each year, roughly 1 every 5 minutes.1 Although many people believe that stroke only affects the elderly, in reality, stroke can happen at any age, and a growing number of people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s are experiencing them, partly due to low physical activity, poor diet, and stress.2
Unfortunately, many stroke patients are faced with permanent impairments and half of all people in Canada living with stroke need some help with basic daily activities, such as eating, bathing, dressing, and getting around.3
Critical Illness and Disability insurance coverage provides financial protection in the event of stroke and other serious illnesses that can suddenly and permanently impact families.
Visit the Heart and Stoke Foundation website to learn the risk factors for stroke and how to manage them: www.heartandstroke.ca/stroke/risk-and-prevention
Insurance Protection Options
Group Critical Illness Insurance
Pays a lump-sum benefit when the insured person is diagnosed with a covered condition.
Accident & Serious Illness Disability
Coverage for accidental disability and disabilities resulting from serious illnesses.
Disability Insurance
Available on an individual or group basis, Sutton offers broad coverage, including special hazards such as high-risk occupations and out-of-country exposures.
2 Heart and Stroke Foundation. “(Dis)connected: How unseen links are putting us at risk.” 2019 Report on Heart, Stroke and Vascular Cognitive Impairment
3 Knoflach M, Matosevic B, Rücker M, Furtner M, Mair A, Wille G, Zangerle A, Werner P, Ferrari J, Schmidauer C, et al; Austrian Stroke Unit Registry Collaborators. Functional recovery after ischemic stroke–a matter of age: data from the Austrian Stroke Unit Registry.Neurology. 2012; 78:279–285. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31824367ab