Almost a quarter of critical illness (CI) claims were rejected by Norwich Union in 2005, the insurer...
Almost a quarter of critical illness (CI) claims were rejected by Norwich Union in 2005, the insurer's latest CI report revealed.
Of the 1,500 claims reported, 1,123 claims were successfully paid out, while 342 were declined.
Latest figures from the insurer showed 52% of the 342 declined claims were rejected due to non-disclosure, while 48% were rejected because they failed to meet the definitions.
Of the 1,123 claims paid, 91.5% were from cancer, heart attacks, multiple sclerosis, strokes and heart surgery.
Broken down into male and female claimants, men claimed more for heart attacks compared to women, accounting for 16% and 1.8% respectively.
However, 77.5% of women whose claims were successful, claimed for cancer compared with 57% of men.
Tony Jupp, chief underwriter at Norwich Union, said: "The amount of claims for cancer is no big surprise as it is still a big issue. There will be more of this as improvements to medical science mean diagnosis will be earlier."
