Individual Protection

Skandia has ‘fired a shot over the bows of its rivals' with changes to its Critical Illness (CI) plan, according to CIExpert.

The death rate from cancer has dropped by more than a fifth since the 1990s according to analysis from Cancer Research UK.

PruProtect has revealed that its overall new business has increased by almost a quarter in the intermediary market in recent months.

There are almost 10,000 children in the UK currently living with a cancer diagnosis, according to new research.

Co-payments for the NHS have been mooted. Richard Walsh assesses the possible effects.

Britons are twice as likely to hold pet insurance than a critical illness policy, despite family and health issues being top concerns, research finds.

Legal & General has become the preferred provider for Income Protection for Nationwide Building Society.

Scottish Widows has denied expectations that October 2014 is the set date for return to protection markets, although it said it was still ‘on track' for re-entry in late 2014 to early 3015.

CIExpert has applauded Aviva's critical illness cover in light of the changes made today.

Aviva has altered its critical illness (CI) cover, with a focus on changes which will pay more claims.