Critical Illness

Policy exclusions and trust are secondary to cost as barriers to protection purchase, Mintel and Global Market Insite (GMI) statistics have shown.

More people are set to beat cancer as treatments improve and diagnosis is made earlier, according to Cancer Research UK.

Women who work are not recognising the importance of protection and need to seek advice, Scottish Provident has warned.

The widening critical illness protection gap will only get worse but there will be no easy answer, reinsurer RGA has said.

LV= has agreed a five-year protection advice partnership with RAC.

Zurich's half year results showed 91% of critical illness claims were paid out.

The proportion of pure protection advised sales has risen to 91% but standalone critical illness has declined significantly, FSA data has reported.

Scottish Provident has published its claims statistics and reports 93% was paid out in the first half of 2012.

Britons need to seriously review their finances and prioritise neglected protection, Bright Grey has urged.

Results have been published for a novel drug that appears to help extend the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer, Best Medical Cover has reported.