Aviva pays out £118m in 2009 CI claims

The average amount paid out has increased to £79,000 in 2009, compared to £75,000 in 2008. A further £151 million has been paid to the families of people who have died, or been diagnosed with a terminal illness in 2009. This takes the total Aviva has paid out to over £1 billion pounds in critical illness and life insurance claims since 2006. Key statistics include: Total payouts for CI policies stood at almost £118 million. In total, 1,499 claims were paid in 2009. Theaverage amount paid out on critical illness claims by Aviva was £79,000 in 2009, up from £75,000 in 2008. ...