Bupa redesigns CI product

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Bupa has made extensive changes to its critical illness (CI) product. The provider will be making a...

Bupa has made extensive changes to its critical illness (CI) product. The provider will be making a number of key changes including: - The addition of premium discounts for diabetes and cardio-vascular risk, in addition to the discounts already available for cancer and multiple sclerosis. - The removal of age restrictions on Alzheimer's, Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson's, dementia, waiver of premium and total and permanent disability. - The introduction of two partial payment levels for low grade prostate cancer (25% up to £25k) and mastectomy (12.5% to £12.5k). - The introductio...

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