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<p>The rider benefit will not be payable if the critical illness event occurs directly or indirectly, wholly or partly, by any of the following occurrences:</p>
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Any illness or surgery other than diagnosis of or surgery for the illnesses as stated in the List of Critical Illness Events and defined in the Policy Documents.
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Pre-Existing Illness.
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The signs or symptoms of the critical illness event defined under advanced stage is manifested prior to or:
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<li class="mb-0">within 60 days for Cancer – of Specified Severity and does not cover very Early Cancers, Coronary Artery By-Pass Surgery, Heart Attack - of Specified Severity and Serious Coronary Artery Disease; or</li>
<li class="mb-0">within 30 days for all other covered illnesses defined under advanced stage; from the Rider Issue Date or reinstatement date of this rider, whichever is later.</li>
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The signs or symptoms of the critical illness event defined under early and intermediate stage, Angioplasty and Other Invasive Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease, and Diabetic Complications are manifested prior to or within 60 days from the Rider Issue Date or reinstatement date of this rider, whichever is later.
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The critical illness event, where in our opinion, was caused directly or indirectly by the existence of Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or by the presence of any Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. We reserve the right to require the Life Assured to undergo a blood test for HIV as a condition precedent to acceptance of any claims. The exception is for critical illness events under AIDS or HIV, as defined in the Policy Documents. For the purpose of this rider,
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<li class="mb-0">the definition of AIDS shall be that used by the World Health Organization in 1987, or any subsequent revision by the World Health Organization of that definition.</li>
<li class="mb-0">infection shall be deemed to have occurred where blood or other relevant test(s) indicates in Our opinion either the presence of any Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Antibodies to such a Virus.</li>
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Any critical illness event due to, directly or indirectly, a congenital defect or disease, which was manifested or diagnosed before the Life Assured attains 17 years of age.
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Any critical illness event which is caused by a self-inflicted injury or attempted suicide.
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Any critical illness event resulting from war (whether declared or not), committing an unlawful act, by the hands of justice, invasion or acts of foreign enemies, civil war, revolution, rebellion, civil commotion assuming the proportions of, or amounting to, an uprising against the government, riot or insurrection, strike, or terrorist acts.
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Any covered illness resulting directly from alcohol or drug abuse.
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Engaging in air travel except as a fare-paying passenger or crew member in a properly licensed commercial aircraft or participation in hazardous pursuits/professional sports.
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The Life Assured did not survive for at least 30 days after the diagnosis of any of the critical illness events.
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