Critical Illness

Five protection turn-offs… and how to fix them

Six million homes, half of all mortgaged residential property in the UK, could be at risk because the owners are not covered by any form of protection insurance, according to research from life and pensions provider Friends Life.

Mortgage adviser network Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has supported the launch of eKeeper's life assurance quotes service AssuranceKeeper.

Provider Scottish Widows has confirmed it will be re-entering the IFA market with protection products next year.

Clients' protection priorities are changing and so too are the tools on offer to help advisers find the right solutions.

Aviva has enhanced its heart attack definition on new critical illness (CI) policies to pay out on the diagnosis of a heart attack regardless of severity.

The unseen side of financial advice

Ageas Protect has entered the relevant life insurance market with the launch of an individual proposition.

Skandia, which re-entered the advised protection market last year, paid out on 96% of critical illness insurance (CII) claims in 2013.

Insurer Zurich paid out on 94% of its critical illness policy claims last year, up from 90% in 2012, latest statistics show.