Individual Protection

Gen Re has backed a community rated income protection (IP) product to compliment state benefits and called on the industry to add its support to the proposal.

Fortis is introducing discounts for new customers who purchase more than one cover.

Bupa paid out in 91.5% of critical illness claims received during the first half of 2010, the company has revealed.

Customer service, we are constantly told, is a prime way to differentiate between insurance providers.

Paul Robertson talks to Gen Re's head of marketing

My client has recently purchased a life and critical illness (CI) plan and noticed it included free child's cover, although it does have significant exclusions. She is now interested in covering her child to the same level of herself and her partner....

The individual critical illness market has long been one of the most competitive in the protection industry, but, writes Owain Thomas, could controversial new plans and a battle over definitions see it break out into open warfare?

Friends Provident is adding mastectomy cover and five new ABI+ conditions to its critical illness (CI) product.

Advisers are optimistic about the future of the income protection (IP) market despite overwhelmingly expecting fewer IFAs to be practising in the sector and fewer products being available, new research says.

Aviva has increased its critical illness (CI) claims payment rate to 93% in the first six months of 2010.