Zurich pays out 94% of critical illness claims

In the first six months of 2012, 90% of claims were successful, leading the insurer to pay out £32.7m. Figures released by Zurich this morning revealed that the insurer had compensated 409 customers between January and June, compared with 411 in the same period last year. The largest claim paid out in H1 2013 was for £1m, while the top four reasons for claims were cancer, heart attack, stroke and multiple sclerosis. Zurich UK European chief claims officer Rhys Dudding said: "We are incredibly proud of these statistics which show even more valid claims have been paid out to our cust...