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Dyslexia & Life Insurance
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Being diagnosed with dyslexia can often come with a sense of relief, it can be nice to finally have an explanation for why you haven’t found some things particularly easy.
You may be worried that having a diagnosed medical condition will impact your insurance and that you will have to read huge complicated contracts, but here at Cura we can help you every step of the way.
Dyslexia does not come up as a question in life insurance applications. Most of the time insurers and brokers will have no idea that you are dyslexic, unless you tell them.
Whilst you don’t need to tell us that you are dyslexic, if you do we can adapt our processes to support you more.
The good news is, dyslexia is very unlikely to affect your life insurance rates. You should be able to get life insurance at normal terms, when you are dyslexic.
However, if you experience complications such as regular migraines, or have other neurological conditions that affect your day to day life, you may find your terms increasing above standard pricing.
Our expert advisers are here to make sure that you get the best life insurance and that you feel fully supported during your life insurance application.
Dyslexia & Critical Illness Cover
Critical illness cover pays out a cash lump sum of money, if you are diagnosed with a medical condition that is listed in the insurer’s claims set e.g. cancer, heart attack, stroke.
Your critical illness cover is not likely too be affected by your dyslexia. Most of the time you won’t even need to include in in your critical illness cover application.
If you have ADHD, migraines or other conditions that can be linked to dyslexia, the insurers will usually want to know more about them when you apply for insurance.
Our award winning advisers will help you every step of the way.
Dyslexia & Income Protection
Income protection pays you a replacement of your monthly income, if you are unable to work due to ill health.
Your income protection application should be unaffected by your dyslexia. If you have been unable to work due to your dyslexia this could be something that the insurers want to know a bit more about.
Income protection is a policy where insurers often put exclusions on policies for pre-existing medical conditions. Don’t worry, dyslexia is very unlikely to cause any changes to the cost of your income protection cover and no exclusions should be applied.
If your dyslexia causes you to have migraines, or if you have other medical conditions, these could potentially alter the options for income protection for you.
Our expert advisers will make sure that you get the right income protection policy, to give you peace of mind.
Dyslexia & Travel Insurance
Are you going on holiday? It’s always a good idea to make sure that you have good travel insurance in place. You can find out more about getting a quote on our travel insurance page.
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a type of learning disability, which means it affects specific skills used for learning, like reading and writing. It is known as a specific learning disability, because it does not affect intelligence. Its estimated that 1 in 10 people in the UK have some form of dyslexia.
Linked with: ADHD, autism, anxiety and depression, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia
Possible Effects on Lifestyle
Some of the symptoms people may experience living with dyslexia:
- Difficulty reading aloud
- Slow reading speed
- Problems with distinguishing letters and words
- Challenges with sequencing or organising thoughts
- Time management
Medications and Treatments
- Assistive technology
- Psychotherapy
- Reading intervention
- Writing intervention
Further Reading and Research
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Common Questions
Yes we can! Some insurers now offer application forms and other documents to be in different formats, including audio files. We can provide you with audio or video recordings of our recommendations and the insurance documents.
If you find a certain font, colour scheme or other formatting features work best for you, we will adapt our documents to suit you.
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This page was written and created by Raleigh Winks, under the guidance of Kathryn Knowles PhD (Managing Director), as part of his work experience with the company.
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