Critical Illness

The individual critical illness market has long been one of the most competitive in the protection industry, but, writes Owain Thomas, could controversial new plans and a battle over definitions see it break out into open warfare?

Friends Provident is adding mastectomy cover and five new ABI+ conditions to its critical illness (CI) product.

Aviva has increased its critical illness (CI) claims payment rate to 93% in the first six months of 2010.

Progress has revealed it paid 89.5% of critical illness (CI) claims in the first seven months of the year.

The ABI is highlighting the need for clients to fully disclose their medical history when taking out protection and health insurance.

My client, Steve, has just asked me to perform an overall review of his protection needs following the start of his new family. He's only 32 and has an existing 10-year-old critical illness policy (25-year term). Should I recommend keeping this for the...

Children's sickness is an emotive issue, but, as Jennifer Gilchrist explains, there are sound reasons for drawing it to clients' attention

The Best Doctors service has been increased for Bupa Individual Protection income protection and critical illness plans.

Bright Grey says it paid 95% of critical illness (CI) claims in the first six months of the year, its strongest claims paid figures to date.

Half of private medical and dental insurance complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have been upheld in the first quarter of the year.