Non-disclosure battle being won as CI payouts rise

This is a significant increase from the last set of LifeSearch figures, published in October 2007, which suggested insurers, including the likes of Aegon, L&G and LV=, paid out in only 84% in cases. According to the protection advice firm, one of the key reasons behind the increase is a fall in in non-disclosure, where the client withholds crucial information during the application process. When LifeSearch published its last set of figures, non-disclosure stood at 8%. But this figure has dropped to 2.5%. "There are two important reasons for this fall," says Matt Morris, senior poli...