Your critical illness coverage GUARDIAN® is a registered trademark of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Aesop IntermediateLLC Kit created 12/05/2022 ALL ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES Groupnumber:00554984 CRITICAL ILLNESS Benefit Amount(s) Employee may choose a lump sum benefit up to $10,000. Please see your cost illustration for a full list of available benefit amounts. CONDITIONS Cancer 1st OCCURRENCE 2nd OCCURRENCE Invasive Cancer 100% 100% Carcinoma In Situ 30% 0% Benign Brain Tumor 75% 0% Skin Cancer $250 per lifetime Not Covered Vascular Heart Attack 100% 100% Stroke 100% 100% Heart Failure 100% 100% Coronary Arteriosclerosis 30% 0% Other Organ Failure 100% 100% Kidney Failure 100% 100% ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS 1st OCCURRENCE ONLY Addison's Disease 30% ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) 100% Alzheimer's Disease 50% Coma 100% Huntington's Disease 30% Loss of Hearing 100% Loss of Sight 100% Loss of Speech 100% Multiple Sclerosis 30% Parkinson's Disease 100% Permanent Paralysis 50% for 1 limb, 100% for 2 limbs Severe Burns 100% Childhood Conditions 1st OCCURRENCE ONLY Cerebral Palsy 100% Cleft Lip/Palate 100% Club Foot 100% Cystic Fibrosis 100% Down's Syndrome 100% Muscular Dystrophy 100% Spina Bifida 100% Type 1 Diabetes 100% 26

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