Critical Illness

Businesses are seeing budgets stretched in many ways, but, as Owain Thomas found, advisers who are creative with solutions could produce a windfall for themselves in the group critical illness market

Aegon has increased its medical underwriting limits for its life and critical illness (CI) protection proposition.

Zurich has amended its critical illness (CI) plans and produced a multi-media pack to help advisers promote the benefits of the product's cover.

A North Carolina man attempted to rob a bank for $1 so he could get access to health insurance in prison.

Bright Grey has increased the scope of its critical illness (CI) claims panel to also cover Scottish Provident policies.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have sought to clarify breast cancer cover from critical illness (CI) providers following recent changes made to their definitions.

Legal & General has raised its medical evidence limits for life and critical illness (CI) cover.

Scottish Provident and Bright Grey have amended their critical illness products to include five new definitions and two reclassifications of conditions.

I treat life and critical illness as fairly commoditised products for perfectly healthy people aged under 35. Can I do more to help them in this area?

LV= has produced a plain English guide offering simplified explanations for advisers to use when explaining critical illnesses (CI) to clients.