Protecting what’s important – Case Study Name: Mary Personal Information: Aged -30 – Single – No Mortgage- No Kids Protection: Specified illness Cover Mary from Cork lives away from the family home and is renting a small house with close friends. With no dependants, she enjoys life to the full and life cover isn’t a priority just yet. However, she does want to maintain financial independence if anything ever happened to her. She recently started a specified illness cover plan to allow for this. If she suffers from an illness covered under this plan, she will be paid a lump sum to help her cope financially. This Costs: €27.15 per month for €80,000 cover over a 20-year period and gives her real piece of mind.