LV= claims pay outs exceed £119 million in 2021

Covid-related claims accounted for £12 million of total pay outs, including 724 life assurance claims, throughout the year. Around 16% of all death claims related to Covid-19, with pay outs of £11.3 million in 2021, and Covid-related 209 income claims paid to over 900 individuals and their families. Over £28 million was paid out for critical illness claims to 362 individuals and families, with cancer claims accounting for 58% of all claims, followed by heart attack (11%) and stroke (8%), with the highest payment of £449,982. For cancer claims, almost six in 10 claims (32%) were mad...