Critical Illness
Advisers urged to make lifestyle integral to customer conversations
Government’s Better Health campaign
NHS backlog now quantified, as industry braces itself
'Staggering numbers'
'My payout means we can move on and concentrate on the future'
Importance of advice & full disclosure
Did you know that Hive offers a guaranteed life plan?
‘Likely to appeal to clients with pre-existing conditions’
Scottish Widows unveils 'mini-body' concept
Following January 2020 changes
Aegon: Respiratory life claims double during H1 2020
Insurer paid 95% of life CI claims so far this year
'Jewel in the crown' Julie Hopkins to retire after 50 years
‘We will all miss that smile’
'It changed our lives forever' - an IFA's personal story
'How would you cope if your partner contracted an illness?'
LV= critical illness upgrade - CIExpert analysis
Second round of changes for 2020
Enhanced critical illness and FIB added to LV= menu option
‘Flexible Protection Plan’ revamped
Daniel Sharpe-Szunko: The impact of Covid-19 on underwriting limits
‘Some limits seem excessive and totally unjustified’
Aegon reports drop in CI claims
During lockdown
Full market round-up: Critical illness claims stats 2019
Percentage stats for each provider
Alan Lakey: Choosing the right child cover
‘Seeing the wood for the trees’
Royal London pays 99.7% of 2019 claims
£575m in total
Online searches for protection falling
Following initial spike
CIExpert: Aegon makes changes to critical illness cover
'Limited impact to the quality index'
Alan Lakey: A new challenger is entering the market
‘Truly innovative conditions’
Alan Lakey: What will COVID-19 mean for protection advisers?
Re-broking options
Royal London updates critical illness cover
'A worthwhile upgrade'
Industry Voice: Nowadays, there is no normal
What is normal?
Scottish Widows overhauls critical illness
CIExpert analysis
CIExpert: 'All LV= changes are positive'
Upgrade moves insurer 'back up quality tables'
