CIExpert on L&G's Critical Illness Extra update

Adam Saville
clock • 6 min read

Consolidation of "market-leading" position with better quality of choice and by mirroring Aviva's two-pronged approach to children's cover

Following the announcement of Legal & General's Critical Illness Extra (CIx) option - which includes brand new payment conditions, added flexibility around children's cover and improved adult condition wordings - CIExpert has issued COVER readers its verdict. As part of the improvements, L&G has introduced two levels of adult cover - standard and extra. Both levels incorporate basic child cover with each having the option to upgrade to children's critical illness extra cover. Mirroring the two-pronged approach introduced by Aviva in 2016 to provide flexibility around children's cover,...

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