Royal London adds new and updated definitions to critical illness cover

The provider has added two conditions - Crohn's Disease and Syringomelia/Syringobulbia - which have a 100% pay out, as well as enhancements to five conditions that will also pay out the full sum assured. These are: Bacterial Meningitis, Chronic Lung Disease, Coma, Deafness, and Third Degree Burns. For new additional payment conditions lower than £30,000 or 50% of sum insured, the new definitions now include Less Severe Cardiomyopathy (including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and offers two claim triggers. A similar change has been added to Less Severe Heart Failure (unique to Royal L...