Bigred
Active member
Does anyone else find it interesting that we're all told we have to wait for the magic number of 5.5cm to have surgery for an ascending aneurysm but aren't eligible for life insurance in the meantime?
Actuarial Sciences derive the formulas to determine risk in these instances.With the exception of life insurance policies offered through an employer equal to your pay, which by the way you can generally only get as a new hire, we're ineligible for coverage until after surgery. And even then, we'll have to wait between 5 - 7 yrs after surgery to get coverage.(most companies assess open heart surgery with the same risk as heart attacks).
Yet we have to wait months, years, and even decades for the surgery.
Full disclosure : a bit disgruntled since I looked into increasing life insurance coverage during my open enrollment period at work.
Actuarial Sciences derive the formulas to determine risk in these instances.With the exception of life insurance policies offered through an employer equal to your pay, which by the way you can generally only get as a new hire, we're ineligible for coverage until after surgery. And even then, we'll have to wait between 5 - 7 yrs after surgery to get coverage.(most companies assess open heart surgery with the same risk as heart attacks).
Yet we have to wait months, years, and even decades for the surgery.
Full disclosure : a bit disgruntled since I looked into increasing life insurance coverage during my open enrollment period at work.