Scottish Widows updates critical illness definitions
'Removing complexity'
Scottish Widows has updated the critical illness definitions for Scottish Widows Protect.
The insurer has changed its definition regarding additional payment for cancer in situ requiring surgery. It has also combined Alzheimer's disease and Dementia into one definition, as both are assessed...
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