Royal London is set to launch an industry first: a life cover policy tailored for people with diabetes, it was exclusively revealed at the 2016 COVER Summit.
Speaking at the conference held in London last week, Debbie Kennedy, head of protection at Royal London said the life insurance policy will ask targeted underwriting questions for people with diabetes. A spokesperson for Royal London told COVER that the product is likely to be launched during Q1 2017. Kennedy said: "There's a growing number of people in our country who have diabetes - there are over 4 million people diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. "A worrying trend is that it is accelerating among young people and children. At Royal London, we thought surely this ...
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