CI Survey

For many years, individual critical illness (CI) was seen as the number one product in the protection market. Sales were high, premiums affordable and the market continued to see year on year growth. However, changes in the sector, particularly in the last 12 months, have prompted a shift in opinion as sales of individual CI fell by 18.5% for the first time in over ten years, according to the Association of British Insurers. The outlook for this year is not looking much brighter, with industry experts predicting that sales for 2004 will either remain stagnant or continue to drop even furth...