We welcome you to medical school and offer you some OPTIONAL and NO-COST benefits during medical school. There is no obligation to register and you may cancel at any time without penalty.
You indicated you want no-cost insurance. You must select "Yes" to Complimentary Doctors of BC membership above.
Your medical student membership is provided complimentary when you join Doctors of BC. Membership gives you access to special benefits and covers you for all consecutive years you are enrolled as a medical student. You may cancel at any time.
I hereby apply for membership with Doctors of BC. By applying for membership you agree to abide by the By-laws, Rules and Regulations of Doctors of BC.
If you applied for CMA membership, CMA will contact you directly with your membership registration.
No-Cost Insurance Coverage available to Doctors of BC student members
For full coverage details, see the Student Insurance Brochure.
Disability Income Benefits
Monthly tax-free income if you are unable to attend medical school, train or work due to accident or illness. Coverage automatically adjusts based on your year of medical school) and can be extended into residency and practice.
In Year 4, you can purchase optional coverage to increase your coverage to $4000/month
Elimination period: The period a claimant must wait after the date of disability before benefits are payable
Life Insurance Benefits
$100,000 tax-free payout to your loved ones upon your death to help with debt repayment, family support, or funeral expenses.
Applying for life or disability insurance usually requires you to provide a full health and lifestyle history to the insurer providing the coverage. As a Doctors of BC member, you have access to 'simplified' underwriting for disability insurance and a no-underwriting offer for life insurance.As a medical student, you have access to a few insurance offers and our Doctors of BC insurance advisors want to ensure you enrol in the best one for your situation. We'll ask six prescreening yes/no questions, and then that will help us determine whether you should continue in your application.
Thanks for answering the pre-screening questions. We recommend you proceed with this application as coverage will be issued immediately.
Thanks for answering the pre-screening questions. We recommend you talk to a Doctors of BC insurance advisor before submitting a disability insurance application.
Additional Term life insurance
You may apply to purchase a combined total of up to $5,000,000 term life insurance in units of $50,000 to a maximum of 100 units. Evidence of insurability is required. Indicate the amount of coverage you are applying for at this time, excluding existing Doctors of BC coverage, if any:
Medical evidence
Additional information may be required so that we can assess your application.
Additional requirements may include, but not be limited to, a telephone interview by a carefully screened and trained interviewer who will ask you a series of questions about your medical history, your doctor’s name, and any medications taken. The interview will take approximately 30 minutes.
The information you provide will be sent to Manulife promptly and will be used only for insurance purposes.
Beneficiary designation This designation supercedes any previous beneficiary designation and will apply to the entire amount of your Doctors of BC life insurance coverage.
You hereby designate the individual(s) named as beneficiary on this application to receive any death benefit payable with respect to the coverage applied for.
Secondary Beneficiary
If none of the primary beneficiaries are alive, any death benefit payable will be payable to the secondary beneficiary. If no beneficiary is designated, benefits will be payable to your Estate.
Trustee for minor childrenIf you designate a beneficiary who is a minor when benefits become payable, benefits will be paid into court or to the Public Trustee unless a trustee is appointed. By appointing a trustee below, you agree that if the beneficiary is a minor on the date that benefits become payable, the benefits will be paid to the trustee to hold in trust for the minor until the minor comes of age.
Minimum $50,000. Maximum $500,000, in units of $10,000.
For more information about the riders, please visit doctorsofbc.ca
Manulife will accept applications for Doctors of BC member and/or spouse critical illness insurance without evidence of insurability for benefit amounts of a one-time maximum of $50,000 within 90 days of eligible life events. Such insurance coverage is subject to the Pre-existing Condition Limitation outlined in the Critical Illness certificate
Insurance applications require the consent of the insured if the insured is 16 or older. If any of your children are over 16, we will ask for an email address as they must sign the DocuSign application as well. We keep the email on file solely for the purpose of completing the insurance application, or administering a claim.
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Notes: If you intend to replace coverage, do not cancel your existing coverage until you receive your new insurance certificate.
Disability insurance includes individual, group, association, creditor insurance, salary continuation, accident only, professional/office overhead expense, or any other type of insurance that provides disability benefits
Indicate how much of the insurance listed above will be reduced if the coverage you have applied for is issued:
Please review the Declaration and Authorization section of the application form carefully before DocuSigning.
Please review the Information about MIB, LLC section of the application form carefully before DocuSigning.
Please review the Personal Information statement on the application form carefully before DocuSigning.
Please press submit. A member of our team will follow-up directly via DocuSign to obtain the required signatures. Your application is not complete without the DocuSignature.