Critical Illness

Critical Illness

F&TRC launches quality analyser service for critical illness cover

F&TRC has launched a comparison service for financial advisers, para-planners and networks who advise clients on critical illness (CI) cover, including research from independent medical experts.

clock 08 November 2017 • 4 min read

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CIExpert reviews Royal London critical illness upgrade

Royal London has upgraded the cover within its critical illness plans. They have added three new conditions and have enhanced the claims wording for an existing condition, says CIExpert.

clock 16 October 2017 • 2 min read

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Royal London makes TPD optional on critical illness cover

Customers will now be able to choose whether to include Total Permanent Disability (TPD) on their critical illness policy, Royal London has confirmed.

clock 16 October 2017 • 1 min read

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Scottish Widows highlights World Heart Day

To coincide with World Heart Day today (29 September), Scottish Widows is highlighting the nation's lack of financial protection if the unforeseen were to happen.

clock 29 September 2017 • 2 min read

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Childhood illness - we don't want to talk about it but we must

With one in five parents taking over 12 months unpaid leave to care for their child during cancer treatment, Aviva's Mark Cracknell believes advisers can help families understand the impact that childhood sickness may have on family finances.

clock 21 September 2017 • 2 min read

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CIExpert analyses Aviva critical illness cover changes

Aviva, fresh from its substantial upgrade last November - when it absorbed market-leading Friends Life and introduced tiers of cover - has added further enhancements to its impressively comprehensive plans, writes CIExpert's Alan Lakey.

clock 18 September 2017 • 2 min read

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Aviva doubles child CI cancer payout to £50k

Aviva has enhanced its Life Insurance+ and Critical Illness+ products by making changes to four definitions which centre on the most common payment areas of heart conditions, strokes and cancers.

clock 18 September 2017 • 1 min read

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Aegon reminds parents to check critical illness policies

Aegon is reminding parents to check their critical illness (CI) policies and has shared information for child CI claims since 2007 in recognition of childhood cancer awareness month.

clock 06 September 2017 • 1 min read

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Old Mutual Wealth splits £16bn multi-asset business from OMGI

Ahead of planned 2018 listing

clock 04 September 2017 • 1 min read

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Four ways to broach the protection conversation

Johnny Timpson suggests four ways to kick off the financial protection conversation in the latest instalment in a series of monthly articles from Scottish Widows.

clock 01 September 2017 • 4 min read