Critical Illness

Income protection sales increased by 10.7% during 2015 according to Swiss Re's Term and Health Watch 2016.

Adviser firm Vita shares the experience of a 40 year old client who was diagnosed with breast cancer. When Mrs Duncan took out additional critical illness cover, she never thought she would ever make a claim and discusses the support she received when...

Scottish Widows has published its protection claims statistics, which show that more than £219 million was paid out in life and critical illness claims in 2015, equating to an average of more than £4 million per week.

Royal London's UK protection businesses paid 98% of all claims received and made payments totalling more than £250m in 2015.

Old Mutual Wealth has appointed Ed Peck to lead its UK distribution team in the South West, with Russell Bignall taking the helm in the North West region.

A record £3.6bn was paid last year in individual protection insurance claims, the equivalent of £10m a day, according to research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI)

E-cigarettes are likely to be beneficial to UK public health according to a Royal College of Physicians report.

Aegon UK has launched a new health and wellbeing support service for protection customers.

Scottish Widows is highlighting the importance of financial protection to coincide with Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week which starts on 25 April.

Aviva has published its claim statistics for 2015 revealing that the insurer paid out 98.9% of life insurance claims, 92.5% of critical illness 92.4% of income protection claims.