Critical Illness

COVER magazine is proud to announce the shortlists for the Cover Excellence Awards 2015, which will be held in London in October.

Canada Life has returned to the UK individual protection market with four life plans, two offering a critical illness add-on.

CIExpert has described Canada Life's Critical Illness (CI) add on to its new individual life policies as 'a welcome addition to the market.'

Zurich UK paid 92% of critical illness (CI) claims made in the first half of 2015, and 82% of income protection claims, the insurer's claims statistics have revealed.

Older cancer patients are no less likely to refuse treatment than younger patients, but are less likely to receive treatment, research from Macmillan has found.

The Insurance Surgery has been bought out by the management from founder Paul Mellor, funded by Seneca Partners' Special Situations Fund.

LifeQuote has launched a service to help borrowers who would otherwise dismiss protection as unaffordable due to cash flow pressures resulting from the Mortgage Market Review (MMR).

Paul Roberts has been appointed head of business development for protection at Old Mutual Wealth, leading the firm's distribution strategy.

Swiss Re surveyed 13,000 people across 13 countries in Europe and the Middle East about financial security issues. The responses and findings are both impressive and alarming, says Russell Higginbotham

Aegon UK is offering a 5% discount on its standalone critical illness product until 15th October 2015.