Protection products
You can’t choose your family, but you can choose how to protect them
Protection products
You can’t choose your family, but you can choose how to protect them
Meeting your protection needs
Our cover can’t save a life or cure you of a critical illness, but it can help protect you and your loved ones from unnecessary financial burden.
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When is the right time for life protection
Any time you have a new life event – your first mortgage, getting married, children, moving on
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Family protection
Helping families to protect their finances today and in the future in the event of suffering a critical illness or upon death
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Mortgage protection
Protecting the outstanding repayments of a mortgage in the event of your death or you suffering a critical illness
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Click to view page: Keep physically and mentally fit
If you need access to medical professionals or the current thinking on health and wellness issues
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The self-employed
How long would you manage if you were unable to work due to a critical illness, without sick pay?
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People in company schemes
If you are looking to add to your company’s Death in Service benefit, we are here to help
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Find out what is a trust, why use a trust and download our Flexible Trust form and Guide
Discover our selection of Life and Critical Illness products to see what meets your individual requirements. Whether it’s protecting your mortgage or looking to leave assets or legacies, we are here to help.
Compare our products
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
Terminal Illness Benefit
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
Critical Illness Benefit
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
Critical Illness Benefit
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured
The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured
The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
Increase policy cover amount
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
Interim Cover
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
Hospitalisation benefit due to accidental injury
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
Children’s Critical Illness Benefit (i)
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
The lower of £25,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £25,000 or 50% of the sum assured
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
The lower of £25,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £25,000 or 50% of the sum assured
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured
Children’s Critical Illness Benefit (i)
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured
The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
The lower of £30,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £30,000 or 50% of the sum assured
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
The lower of £25,000 0r 25% of the sum assured
The lower of £25,000 0r 25% of the sum assured
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
The lower of £30,000 or 50% of the sum assured
The lower of £30,000 or 50% of the sum assured
Children’s Hospital Benefit
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
Children’s Bereavement Assistance
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
£5,000
£5,000
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
£10,000
£10,000
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
£5,000
£5,000
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
£10,000
£10,000
Separation benefit
HSBC Life Protection
HSBC Critical Illness
HSBC Critical Illness Plus
HSBC Life and Critical Illness
HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus
| HSBC Life Protection | HSBC Critical Illness | HSBC Critical Illness Plus | HSBC Life and Critical Illness | HSBC Life and Critical Illness Plus | |
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| Death Benefit — a lump sum payment on death | |||||
| Terminal Illness Benefit — a lump sum payment on earlier Diagnosis of a Terminal Illness | |||||
| Critical Illness Benefit — (full payment condition) – a lump sum payment on diagnosis of one of the specified Critical Illnesses or when you undergo a specified surgical procedure | |||||
| Critical Illness Benefit — (additional payment condition) – a specific lump sum payment on diagnosis of one of the specific Critical Illnesses or when you undergo a specific surgical procedure | The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured | The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured | The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured | The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured | |
| Increase policy cover amount — option to increase your cover amount in specified circumstance without the need for further underwriting | |||||
| Interim Cover — if you are taking the Policy out in connection with a UK residential mortgage, free cover is provided until your policy commences | |||||
| Hospitalisation benefit due to accidental injury — a £5,000 lump sum payment following an accident that results in physical injury which requires the Life Insured to stay in hospital for 30 or more consecutive days | |||||
| Children’s Critical Illness Benefit (i) — (full payment condition) – a specific lump sum payment upon diagnosis of a specified Critical Illnesses or a specified surgical procedure relating to a dependent child | The lower of £25,000 or 50% of the sum assured | The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured | The lower of £25,000 or 50% of the sum assured | The lower of £50,000 or 50% of the sum assured | |
| Children’s Critical Illness Benefit (i) — (additional payment condition) – a specific lump sum payment upon diagnosis of a specified surgical procedure relating to a dependant | The lower of £25,000 or 25% of the sum assured | The lower of £30,000 or 50% of the sum assured | The lower of £25,000 0r 25% of the sum assured | The lower of £30,000 or 50% of the sum assured | |
| Children’s Hospital Benefit — £100 per day where a dependent child is required to stay in hospital between 7 and 30 consecutive nights | |||||
| Children’s Bereavement Assistance — a lump sum payment to assist with costs in relation to the death of any dependent Child/Children during the Policy term | £5,000 | £10,000 | £5,000 | £10,000 | |
| Separation benefit — in the event that the Lives Insured separate, under this benefit a joint Policy can be split into two single Policies without the need for any further medical information, allowing the Lives Insured the option to continue their cover independently | |||||
| Optional benefits | |||||
| Total Permanent Disability | |||||
| Waiver of Premium — Min and max ages of 17 – 69, with deferred period of 26 weeks. Claims basis: ability to undertake Own Occupation if employed, or if not, Activities of Daily Living criteria. Claims can continue until the end of the policy term or aged 71 if earlier. | |||||
(i) Children’s Critical Illness Benefit covers any Child of a Life Insured (including natural, step and legally adopted Children of the Life Insured).
Please note: This table is for illustration purposes only and does not replace the full product terms and conditions. These, along with full details of the policy features and benefits, can be found in the Policy Booklet.
HSBC Life Online Health Services
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Available for all existing and new policies, you’ll enjoy access to a world of healthcare from your phone, anytime, wherever you are.
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Policy Booklets
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Click to view page: HSBC Life Protection
Download the Policy Booklet to find out more about cover options and benefits
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Click to view page: HSBC Critical Illness
Download the Policy Booklet to find out more about cover options, conditions covered and benefits
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Click to view page: HSBC Life and Critical Illness
Download the Policy Booklet to find out more about cover options, conditions covered and benefits
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Click to view page: HSBC Life Online Health Services
Get the full details of the 6 key services from our customer guide