Aegon paid a marginally lower percentage of critical illness (CI) claims in 2009, but declines due to non-disclosure fell from a half to a third.
Legal and General has announced it paid 93.6% of critical illness claims in 2009.
Scottish Provident's "Critical Illness Claims Report" released today reveals it paid out nearly £94 million to critical illness policy holders during 2009.
Critical illness new business has not suffered as much as expected, despite declining mortgage sales, according to Defaqto.
LV= has announced price cuts across 80% of its critical illness (CI) range.
Nearly half (24 million) of people in the UK have no insurance in place to cover loss of income through illness or the death of a breadwinner.
Bright Grey paid 93% of critical illness (CI) claims last year, with just 2% declined for non-disclosure.
New research from Aviva has shown that the average British household may only have enough cash to cover bills for 14 days if they lost their source of income.
Capita Financial Software has developed a new quotation service for split cover life and critical illness (CI) policies.
Aegon has increased the multi-benefit discounts available when a customer takes out two or more benefits on the same menu plan.