Critical Illness

PruProtect is taking another step on the critical illness (CI) conditions war by adding eight new definitions to its product.

As they evolve for today's markets, group products are set to sell well, but should group risk advisers focus on income protection or critical illness? Paul Avis makes the case for a balance of both

Alice suffered from anorexia in her teens and early 20s. She now has a partner with whom she shares a joint mortgage but also has some underlying mild depression.

Critical illness (CI) sales scripts are ready for implementation by the end of the year following approval from the FSA and Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Canada Life has re-launched its group critical illness (CI) policy.

Almost four million Britons have less than six months worth of emergency financial provisions, according to new research.

The UK protection market can be an insular pool. If you need a bigger picture you need a reinsurer, so Paul Robertson talks to Jules Constantinou

My client has recently purchased a life and critical illness (CI) plan and noticed it included free child's cover, although it does have significant exclusions. She is now interested in covering her child to the same level of herself and her partner....

The individual critical illness market has long been one of the most competitive in the protection industry, but, writes Owain Thomas, could controversial new plans and a battle over definitions see it break out into open warfare?

Friends Provident is adding mastectomy cover and five new ABI+ conditions to its critical illness (CI) product.