CI claimants are getting younger

The age when people make claims against critical illness policies appears to be getting younger, as latest statistics from Scottish Provident suggest the average age of CI claimants is now 42, compared with 44 last year. A further disparity, which seems to contradict mortality rates and suggestions that men die younger than women, shows women are claiming at a younger age than men as the average age of a woman's claim is 41 compared with men who, on average, claim on their critical illness at the age of 43. Figures suggest cancer tops the list of causes of claim at 55% of all clai...