Zurich rejects less than 1% of CI claims for non-disclosure

Overall it paid 91% of claims received in 2010 with 8% declined for not meeting the illness definition. In total the provider paid out £60.3m in benefits to 787 claimants, a slight decrease on the 2009 figures of £62.3m from 814 cases. Cancer remains the most common condition accounting for half of total critical illness claims paid, followed by heart attack (12%) stroke (7%) and multiple sclerosis (3%). The small non-disclosure rate is particularly significant as the industry has been working hard over the last few years, particularly at the underwriting stage, to reduce this prob...