Critical Illness
Aviva pilots paperless CI claims processing
Aviva is piloting paperless critical illness(CI) claims processing.
Blog; Not quite the end of the world, but...
John Ritchie ponders the Mayans and G Day
Critical Illness - Time for an upgrade?
In the second of a series of articles exploring the finer points of critical illness protection, CIExpert's Alan Lakey discusses existing plans.
Friends Life takes on three peaks for Macmillan
Friends Life's protection team will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on 30 June.
ABI consults on re-wording heart attack definition
The ABI has been consulting with medical professionals to re-word its heart attack definition.
Friends Life enhances Protect+
Friends Life has made premium rate reductions of up to 6% for sums assured of £30,000 and above on its Protect+ critical illness policy.
Friends Life paid 90% 0f 2011 CI claims
Friends Life paid 90% of claims under its critical illness plans last year., 1,565 claims admitted and processed out of 1,733.
L&G paid record number of CI claims in 2012
Legal & General paid a total of £441 million combined death and critical illness claims in 2011, up from £373 million in 2010 and a new record for the firm.
Aviva paid 99% of life/CI claims in 2011
Aviva paid more than £439m to its life and critical illness (CI) customers in 2011, a total of 99%, making payments for 10,495 life claims and 1,568 CI claims.
First group risk claims data revealed
Group Risk Development (Grid) has released the first ever full set of collated claims figures from the group risk industry.
L&G halves time to claim on group CI
Legal & General has made a series of amendments to its group critical illness product including coverage for more illnesses.
Group risk set to boom with auto-enrolment
The imminent introduction of auto-enrolment looks set to trigger increased investment in employee benefits, according to research from Group Risk Development (Grid).
Govt targets 500,000 fewer disability claims
The government is seeking to cut half a million people from the disability benefits list when the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is introduced.
RGA reissues top trumps CI cards
The Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is once again issuing its set of popular Top Trumps-style cards designed to help demystify critical illness (CI).
Cost of cancer to soar by two thirds in next decade
Britain will be facing a bill of more than £15bn a year to diagnose and treat cancer in ten years time, new research has suggested.
Changing lifestyle could prevent 40% of cancers
Bad lifestyle choices such as smoking, poor diet, high alcohol intake and excess weight are responsible for ‘around 40% of all cancers', according to new research.
Employers fail to recognise importance of group risk benefits to staff
Employers underestimate the importance of the benefits they offer staff after new research revealed half of employees would move jobs for better benefits.
Group risk begins recovery but IP falls
The group risk market has begun to recover from the effects of recession although income protection is still in decline, according to Swiss Re.
Group benefits exception included in DRA removal
An exception for employers offering group risk benefits has been included in Government plans to scrap the default retirement age (DRA).
Canada Life extends Red Arc and Best Doctors to existing CI members
Canada Life has extended the Red Arc and Best Doctors support services to all existing group critical illness (CI) members.
CI sales scripts to be introduced before 2011
Critical illness (CI) sales scripts are ready for implementation by the end of the year following approval from the FSA and Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Canada Life re-launches group CI
Canada Life has re-launched its group critical illness (CI) policy.
Bupa announces Flex-pertise brand
Bupa is branding its range of flexible benefits as Bupa Flex-pertise.
Friends Prov enhances CI offering
Friends Provident is adding mastectomy cover and five new ABI+ conditions to its critical illness (CI) product.
