Alan Lakey

Critical Illness

Alan Lakey: The time has come

The critical illness template is 'broken' - so start with the premise that any condition which results in an agreed outcome deserves to be paid

clock 18 July 2018 • 3 min read

Critical Illness

CIExpert on AIG Life critical illness updates

Changes ensure the insurer "once again features as one of the top critical illness providers," says Alan Lakey

clock 09 July 2018 • 4 min read

Critical Illness

NAT welcomes ABI removal of HIV from CIC guidelines

National AIDS Trust (NAT) applauds Association of British Insurers (ABI) decision to exclude "discriminatory" wording

clock 22 May 2018 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

CIExpert on Guardian's critical illness conditions

Simplifications for heart attack, stroke and cancer (and more) with exclusions removed

clock 16 May 2018 • 4 min read

Critical Illness

CIExpert on L&G's Critical Illness Extra update

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

clock 23 April 2018 • 6 min read

Critical Illness

L&G launches critical illness upgrade

Critical Illness Extra (CIx) supports a total of 95 conditions and includes children's cover as well as virtual GP service plus RedArc nurses

clock 23 April 2018 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

CIExpert on Aviva's revised Relevant Life policy

New version is "a different beast entirely" compared to individual CIC plans, says Alan Lakey

clock 12 March 2018 • 5 min read

Individual Protection

CIExpert on L&G's extension to children's critical illness cover

"Any upgrade is welcome if the result is more claims paid," says CIExpert's Alan Lakey

clock 26 February 2018 • 1 min read

Individual Protection

Royal London updates children's critical illness cover

Customers will be able to choose between 'no cover', 'standard cover' and 'enhanced cover' for children within CIC, which can now include 12 additional child-specific conditions.

clock 26 January 2018 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

CIExpert: Aviva's Relevant Life with CI is a 'breakthrough'

CIExpert has analysed the launch of Aviva's business protection policies and described its Relevant Life plan with integrated critical illness cover as a ‘breakthrough' for the protection market.

clock 25 January 2016 • 2 min read