Heart and vascular conditions account for more than half of all claims paid on Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co.’s critical illness insurance policies. According to Colonial Life claims statistics, heart attacks, stroke and coronary artery bypass surgery together made up 58 percent of critical illness claims in 2010. Cancer accounted for another 35 percent. Other conditions, including kidney failure and transplants, were responsible for the remaining claims.

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