Critical illness comparison service, CIExpert, has released the second edition of its annual research into the UK protection insurance market.
The Critical Thinking 2026 report, comprising views of advisers and 10,000 consumers, found that more than half of Gen Z (54%) and Millennials (55%) were open to paying more for advanced added value services. This included access to advanced tumour profiling and personalised cancer treatment; clinical trial support; and specialist treatment only available oversees. The top services all customers would find most valuable as part of an income protection (IP) policy included: physiotherapy or rehabilitation after illness or injury (19%), annual health checks (18%) and rehabilitation serv...
To continue reading this article...
Join COVER for free
- Unlimited access to real-time news, key trend analysis and industry insights.
- Stay on top of the latest developments around health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and the cost of living crisis.
- Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletter.
- Members only access to monthly programme 'The COVER Review'
- Be the first to hear about our CPD accredited events and awards programmes.




