Critical Illness

Aegon UK has today published claims data which shows a total of £123.4 million was paid in claims for life (including terminal illness), critical illness (CI) and income protection (IP), helping more than 1,300 families and businesses in 2016.

VitalityLife has made three enhancements to its Serious Illness Cover product that the insurer believes will lead to "more claims and, therefore, more pay outs for customers."

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has scrapped housing benefit for young adults aged 18-21 in proposals put forward in parliament on Friday 3rd March.

With three national cancer awareness campaigns taking place in March - Prostate Cancer, Ovarian Cancer and Brain Tumour - Scottish Widows is highlighting the fact that millions of Britons are under-protected should serious illness strike.

Scottish Widows has updated the critical illness definitions for Scottish Widows Protect, COVER can exclusively reveal.

Alan Lakey, director of CIExpert analyses the latest changes from Scottish Widows to its Protect critical illness product.

Alan Lakey defends the publication of claims statistics and argues that insurers should go much further.

Unusual Risks has announced the UK's first ever 'HIV & Finance Tour' in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust.

Nearly one in three people who don't have protection insurance have said they believe the products are too expensive, according to a study from Royal London.

Protection insurance sales in Q3 2016 jumped by 8.2% (£10.5 million) to £139.3 million according to analysis from Equifax Touchstone.