Individual Protection

Aviva has gone beyond ABI definitions with enhancements to its critical illness (CI) heart attack coverage, CIExpert has said.

Aviva has enhanced its heart attack definition on new critical illness (CI) policies to pay out on the diagnosis of a heart attack regardless of severity.

iPipeline has announced the launch of its new indicative underwriting decision tool on Assureweb, which is designed to help advisers meet their Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) duties.

Zurich recently wrote to the Chancellor asking for the introduction of tax rebates on income protection. If implemented, would rebates boost income protection take-up?

Defaqto's Protection Service Satisfaction survey has found the timeliness of processing new business is the most important aspect of service for advisers recommending individual protection products.

Following a pilot programme, Best Doctors has released TraumaCare, a new service for people with injury and accident-related conditions like whiplash, back pain and repetitive strain injuries.

LifeQuote has predicted an increase in protection sales as a result of the MMR, as prudent lenders consider a borrower's ability to pay, not just as a result of employment issues but also ill health.

Following LV='s changes to their Critical Illness policies earlier today, CIExpert, the Critical Illness reference site, has assessed changes made and backed LV='s assertion that more claims will be paid.

LV= has announced changes to its critical illness cover aimed at increasing cover and making it easier to claim on.

Munich Re research has found non‑disclosure to be a lot more common than previously thought. As Lee Lovett explains, stopping it is not easy.