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As part of COVER's 20th Anniversary series, Fiona Murphy talks to Scottish Widows' Johnny Timpson about the critical illness market.

Expatriate Group has introduced shorter term international private healthcare policies.

Some 87% of protection industry experts surveyed agreed that the 'claim is our core product, not the policy', according to a poll from the Protection Review.

Quarter want to see return of commissions

AIG Life has extended its products and tools aimed at intermediaries with international clients needing protection insurance for UK financial liabilities.

Aegon paid 95% of individual critical illness (CI) claims in the first half of 2017, maintaining the same level of CI claims that were paid for the whole of 2016.

Following clients' feedback on The Exchange protection service about how it displays quote results, IRESS has introduced a new filtering ability so advisers are able to view the results they need more effectively.

Aviva is advancing life cover payments to help families meet funeral costs by increasing the amount it can pay in advance to £11,000.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has postponed the launch of a second petition against rises in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) - until the organisation feels 'confident in the longevity of Government'.

Allianz Group and LV= have launched a strategic partnership in the UK, creating a general insurance business with over 6 million customers and gross premiums written in excess of £1.7 billion.