Critical Illness

Protection sales were ‘strong' in the last quarter of 2015, according to exclusive analysis from Equifax Touchstone.

In a series of videos, Debbie Kennedy, head of protection at Royal London discusses the insurer's rebrand, future steps and innovation in the protection market with Fiona Murphy, Editor of COVER magazine.

Legal & General has upgraded its term assurance products and terminal illness cover (TIC).

Adviser firm Vita shares a customer claims story on how critical illness cover helped a breast cancer patient stay in work and achieve some personal goals.

AIG Life paid 91.4% of critical illness claims it received in 2015, an increase on the previous year, and paid over £15.6m to its customers.

LifeSearch revealed an 8% increase in profits in its financial results for the year ending August 2015 at its annual awards.

Protected.co.uk has ceased trading after a bid earlier this year was made to restructure and save the business, which had sustained heavy financial losses.

LifeSearch has expanded its long term relationship with Comparethemarket.com to provide a wider range of advised and non-advised quote and buy solutions.

VitalityLife has enhanced its Serious Illness Cover, Business Protection and adviser services as part of a wider product revamp.

Kevin Carr puts forward a solution to keep clients informed as insurers change definitions in critical illness policies.