Critical Illness

Centenarians are increasingly outliving causes of death from chronic diseases, according to new research.

Friends Life has revealed it paid out over £90m in group protection claims to over 2,300 people during 2013.

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An increasing number of mortgage holders are ‘financially exposed' as the level of protection cover has dropped over the last year, Scottish Widows has warned.

Individual protection sales declined significantly during 2013; Swiss Re has found.

LV= has announced changes to its critical illness cover aimed at increasing cover and making it easier to claim on.

Three-quarters (74%) of gay men and women take out Life Insurance to protect their home or mortgage, research has found.

Skandia, which re-entered the advised protection market last year, paid out on 96% of critical illness insurance (CII) claims in 2013.

Quitting smoking could cause 'impressive savings' on combined critical illness cover (CIC) and single life cover, Moneysupermarket has said.

Aegon UK has today published claims data which shows an increase in the value of life protection and critical illness (CI) claims paid in 2013.