Critical illness: Cancer survival rates push need for protection
Fewer than one in ten have CI insurance

Johnny Timpson explains why the need for critical illness cover is becoming increasingly strong as cancer survival rates rise
This month marks the 33rd anniversary of critical illness insurance, invented by a personal friend of mine, Dr Marius Barnard, a South African heart transplant surgeon. Motivated by the financial hardship...
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