Critical Illness

My client is just starting out in freelance consultancy after being made redundant. He is a single parent with a 14-year-old daughter and previously had all major protections and private medical insurance (PMI) through work. I will cover him for the usual...

Cancer patients already severely struggling with financial difficulties because of their illness could be hit with "catastrophic" effects if welfare reform proceeds, MacMillan Cancer Support has warned.

The latest issue of COVER included a report that some members of the protection provider community, including the ABI, were unhappy with the way third party agencies rate products.

Protection and health insurance complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) leapt sharply in the second three months of the year.

Paul Gyseman looks at the insurance implications of this oesophageal condition and why underwriters need to be alert when assessing the long-term risks of this common disclosure

Aviva has added the first partial payments to its critical illness (CI) policy and halved the length of time for a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) claim.

The "diabolical" selling of protection back books needs to be regulated and restricted, with the new owners held accountable for the way the books are run, an industry expert says.

Louise Colley from Aviva picked up the Outstanding Achievement Award at last night's COVER Excellence Awards.

Complaints about critical illness (CI) have spiked sharply over the last six months, the FSA has reported.

PruProtect has produced a microsite for advisers about its serious illness cover product.