Critical Illness

Nicola Culley examines recently launched individual critical illness plans that typify both poles of the market.

Broker protection business will rise significantly in the next two months to catch up to a notable lift in the mortgage market, First Complete has said.

Currently published claims statistics, adviser use of them and the need for standardisation are set to be important debating points at research company F&TRC's next Protection Forum event on 23 May.

Jeremy Hunt has announced NHS England will be tackling "shockingly low" dementia diagnosis rates, with plans that could identify and treat 160,000 people unknowingly living with the condition.

Price wars between providers are "as full on as ever", CIExpert has stated following reports that some critical illness (CI) premiums are lower than pre-G-Day rates.

Whole of life sales have plummeted following a change in non-investment linked marketing emphasis among providers, Swiss Re's Term and Health Watch 2013 has shown.

Advisers have called for more detail and clarity around claims statistics, following the publication of income protection (IP) figures from Friends Life earlier today.

Friends Life increased critical illness payouts by £33million in 2012, paying nearly 90% of claims

Legal & General retail protection paid 91% of income protection claims last year, its statistics have shown.

Aviva paid 93.5% of income protection claims in 2012, the insurer's claims statistics have shown.