Protection planning for a longer life

We're living longer and facing increasingly complex health, caregiving and financial challenges.

This year, at the inaugural Singlife Symposium, we explored how protection can help individuals and families prepare earlier and navigate life’s uncertainties with greater confidence.

We examined three key areas of protection planning.

Critical Illness and the Recovery Gap

More people in Singapore are surviving critical illnesses such as cancer, stroke, and heart attack, thanks to advances in screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.

But treatment is only part of the journey. Recovery often continues long after discharge and may involve ongoing medical care, caregiving support, income disruptions and other costs. Yet recovery remains one of the most overlooked aspects of critical illness preparedness.

What’s the Recovery Gap?

While medical insurance typically covers hospital treatment and critical illness protection can provide financial support for income loss¹, many underestimate the cost and caregiving responsibilities after hospitalisation and medical treatment ends.

The Recovery Gap is the shortfall in support needed to recover from a critical illness.

To better understand these often-overlooked challenges, Singlife's Closing the Recovery Gap report explores what critical illness recovery looks like, the support people need beyond treatment, and how individuals and families can prepare more holistically to recover well.

The Recovery Gap, in Numbers

Close the Protection Gap

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