Critical Illness

Defaqto has released its 2015 star ratings for financial products, including protection policies, giving each a rating from 1 to 5.

Group life assurance is offered by 36% of employers a survey by Group Risk Development (GRiD) has found.

London & Country Mortgages has announced it will donate £1 for every case where customers arrange one or more policies in 2015 to Winston's Wish.

Cancer related deaths could be ‘effectively eliminated' except in late old age by 2050 if the current trends in treatment and prevention continue, a report from UCL has found.

In this month's COVER reader poll we ask: Do you find the ABI's updated statement of best practice for critical illness definitions useful?

Chartered financial planner Patrick McIntosh from KMG will head for the South Pole to raise awareness of health issues and the importance of protection.

Ross Campbell writes about the challenges posed by increased diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer and the potential implications for critical illness (CI) policies.

Nearly 15% of employees are unaware what pension and insurance benefits their employer provides, a survey by Friends Life has found.

IFA Compliance has announced that it will now make CIExpert available to all adviser firms who are customers.

Protection comparison service and broker ActiveQuote is rapidly expanding operations and creating 74 new jobs with Welsh government support.