Critical Illness

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.

British expatriates can get life insurance products from 33% of UK insurers, a survey by Unusual Risks has found.

Alan Lakey discusses why advisers should pay closer attention to the differences in children's cover offered by insurers

UnderwriteMe has launched its system at an event in London, with its Martin Werth, CEO of UnderwriteMe saying it would 'address the protection famine'.

Seven out of ten people know someone with cancer, while 63% have or have had a family member or close friend with cancer, research for Macmillan Cancer Support has found.

Cases of lung cancer in women have reached 20,000 a year in the UK for the first time, having increased from 14,200 a year around 20 years ago, Cancer Research UK has found.

Almost half (47%) of all claims for multiple sclerosis (MS) by Legal & General (L&G) policyholders were made by people aged between 18 and 40 in 2014, the insurer has revealed.

Scottish Widows has published its individual direct protection claims stats, which show that over £190 million was paid out in life and critical illness claims in 2014.