Critical Illness

Critical Illness

Advisers at risk after trade body mix-up on CI guides

Advisers are at risk of further FSA action as miscommunication between AIFA and the ABI means many are not aware of critical illness (CI) sales guidelines released last year.

clock 02 February 2011 • 2 min read

Individual Protection

Resolution completes Bupa Health Assurance purchase

Resolution has completed its acquisition of Bupa Health Assurance (BHA), comprising its Group Risk and Individual Protection businesses.

clock 01 February 2011 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

COVER poll and result: Advisers reject TPD reforms

The ABI's reforms of Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) definitions on critical illness (CI) policies have not been well received by advisers.

clock 28 January 2011 • 1 min read

Term Assurance

Ageas launches low initial cost protection - Low Start

Recently rebranded Ageas Protect has launched ‘Low Start', a personal protection product offering the same cover as its YourLife Plan at a lower initial cost.

clock 27 January 2011 • 1 min read

Whole of Life

Bupa raises protection medical underwriting limits

Bupa has raised medical underwriting limits on its life and critical illness plans.

clock 21 January 2011 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Bright Grey extends three CI definitions to ABI+

Bright Grey has extended the definitions of three critical illnesses it covers.

clock 21 January 2011 • 1 min read

Whole of Life

Nine in ten families feel unprotected financially - Aviva

Just 7% of UK families feel financially protected while 61% have no life insurance at all, according to new research.

clock 19 January 2011 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

L&G extends CI cover limit to age 70

Legal & General has extended its critical illness (CI) policy expiry age to 70 while allowing multiple claims for children.

clock 13 January 2011 • 1 min read

International PMI

Risk Clinic: Arranging protection for ex-pat workers

My client is 42 and runs a consultancy in the oil industry. As a result he has to travel extensively, including contracts in dangerous and high disease risk countries such as Algeria, Sudan and Nigeria. He has already arranged international private medical...

clock 11 January 2011 • 4 min read

Critical Illness

Canada Life extends Red Arc and Best Doctors to existing CI members

Canada Life has extended the Red Arc and Best Doctors support services to all existing group critical illness (CI) members.

clock 04 January 2011 • 1 min read