The first modern day critical illness policy was launched in South Africa thirty years ago, developed by heart surgeon Dr Marius Barnard.
In this month's poll sponsored by Zurich, COVER is asking: When advising on Critical Illness what factor is most important to you when selecting a provider?
Zurich has revealed it paid out 94% of critical illness (CI) claims in the first half of 2013.
PruProtect has announced a Serious Illness Cover for Children special offer.
How many Critical Illness conditions do you need to have covered?
Aegon UK has announced improvements to the underwriting requirements for both personal and business protection.
CIExpert has analysed Beagle Street's recent upgrade to its Critical Illness (CI) plan and highlighted improved wordings of eleven conditions.
FirstAssist Insurance Services has launched two new insurance products, Surgery Cash Plan and Simple Critical Illness.
Friends Life will offer customers the option to benefit from free Fracture Cover on new Critical Illness and Critical Illness with Life Cover Protect+ policies.
CIExpert has analysed recent changes to Aviva's critical illness (CI) plan and said it has highlighted how complex policies are becoming.