Friends Life's protection team will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on 30 June.
The ABI has been consulting with medical professionals to re-word its heart attack definition.
Aviva's protection claims website has made its process more accessible to policyholders.
Critical illness is a product beset by complexity - a situation not helped by a raft of changes set to arrive next year, says Edward Murray.
Scottish Provident has added ABI+ definitions and reduced the rates on its life and critical illness cover.
Bright Grey has added to its critical illness cover for personal and business protection menu plans with changes to definitions. It has also increased its limit for life cover.
As providers increasingly look to partial payments on critical illness policies, Phil Jeynes warns advisers to be careful in their comparisons.
In the first in a series of articles exploring the finer points of critical illness protection, CIExpert's Alan Lakey discusses value judgements.
Child CI cover is a common benefit on critical illness products in the UK. In Ireland, regulations allow insurers to take cover relating to children a step further, as Greg Becker expains
Friends Life has made premium rate reductions of up to 6% for sums assured of £30,000 and above on its Protect+ critical illness policy.