Total & Permanent Disability (TPD)

The critical illness template is 'broken' - so start with the premise that any condition which results in an agreed outcome deserves to be paid

Tom Baigrie, managing director at protection specialists, Lifesearch, has unveiled its Protection Sellers Code of Conduct.

Lifesearch will be launching a protection seller's code of conduct proposal at its awards ceremony later today.

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...

The ABI has published its latest update to the critical illness (CI) statement of best practice which it hopes will improve customer understanding of the product.

The ABI has announced that it will not be re-naming Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) cover for critical illness contracts in its next Statement of Best Practice to be released next year.

The protection industry has generally welcomed the ABI's decision not to re-name Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) on critical illness insurance and the agreement on industrywide standards.

The ABI has scrapped proposals to change the name of Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) cover on critical illness (CI) plans.

UK protection markets may be advanced, but they do not lead in terms of customer innovations, that could be the South Africans. Andy Milburn explains

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?