Critical Illness

Critical Illness

PruProtect launches serious illness microsite

PruProtect has produced a microsite for advisers about its serious illness cover product.

clock 27 September 2011 • 1 min read

Adviser / Broking

LV= extends Assureweb offering

LV= has extended its offering on Assureweb to include its full range of services.

clock 20 September 2011 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

FOS says CI claims declining but hints at ongoing problems

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has given an insight into current complaint trends in critical illness, with a mixed report.

clock 15 September 2011 • 2 min read

Underwriting

Risk Clinic: FIB on critical illness

I have a client making a claim on a critical illness (CI) policy. The provider is suggesting they take a lump sum payment rather than the family income benefit (FIB) they originally bought. I realise there are various arguments for each side, but what...

clock 12 September 2011 • 4 min read

Adviser / Broking

The ten most common underwriting queries (and answers)

Not only will the needs of each and every client who needs a protection policy differ, but advisers also have to factor in the different underwriting processes of providers...

clock 09 September 2011 • 3 min read

Critical Illness

Aegon ups CI claims paid

Aegon paid 94% of critical illness (CI) claims in the first half of the year, a 3% increase on its overall result for 2010 (91%).

clock 07 September 2011 • 1 min read

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PruProtect calls for protection to be compulsory

PruProtect has called for protection insurance to be made compulsory and said it is already seeing signs of advisers switching to protection to anticipate the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

clock 05 September 2011 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Aviva pays 92.5% of CI claims

Aviva paid 92.5% of critical illness (CI) claims during the first six months of the year.

clock 05 September 2011 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Insurers want to pay claims: Five reasons why 90% of CI claims are paid

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) this week revealed that nine in every ten claims made under a critical illness (CI) policy in 2010 was paid by the insurer.

clock 31 August 2011 • 3 min read

Individual PMI

Obama's health masterplan: Citizens struggling to pay premiums

A long-term plan to provide more US citizens with health insurance may fall short of hitting its targets as it is still too expensive for a lot of people, according to reports.

clock 30 August 2011 • 1 min read