Many people will make sure that their mortgage is protected if they die, but considerably fewer actually protect themselves should they suffer a major illness and live!
If losing your health also means you lose your home, then knowing that your family would have been protected if you had died, will be of little comfort.
Whilst both critical illness and life insurance are equally important, it is worth considering that if you are under 65 and can only afford one type of insurance, you are four times more likely to suffer a critical illness than die.