Critical Illness

A protection products aggregator for advisers and online distributors has launched a universal application for protection insurance.

Bupa has developed regenerative medicine support for healthcare commissioners with the backing of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

Reasons for the reported disparity of rising bowel cancer rates among men and women are unknown, Cancer Research UK has said.

The government has responded to the "betrayal" highlighted in the Francis Inquiry with plans to overhaul the NHS.

Beagle Street's critical illness plan offers 23 conditions including children's cover up to £25,000. The definitions abide strictly by the ABI model wordings and aims to be a low-cost simple, direct to consumer plan.

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Legal & General has published its retail protection claims data for 2012.

Immediate action must be taken with a growing older population and a decreasing budget available for elderly care, the man known as the world's fittest pensioner has warned.

Passport2Health has included cancer cover in its policies.

Aviva has added second opinion and practical guidance services to its critical illness products for adviser client policyholders.