Critical Illness

Now in his eighties, Dr Marius Barnard is still campaigning to improve medical and financial health through insurance. Edward Murray talks to the father of critical illness policies.

Workers who delay boosting their pension pot until the last ten years of work could be risking their retirement as more than 25% of the over-55s are out of jobs due to illness or redundancy, according to Aviva.

Aegon has increased its medical underwriting limits for its life and critical illness (CI) protection proposition.

Zurich has amended its critical illness (CI) plans and produced a multi-media pack to help advisers promote the benefits of the product's cover.

A North Carolina man attempted to rob a bank for $1 so he could get access to health insurance in prison.

Any new legislation implementing private sector involvement in supporting the welfare state will not happen until a potential second term, according to the ABI.

Bright Grey has increased the scope of its critical illness (CI) claims panel to also cover Scottish Provident policies.

Merging income tax and National Insurance (NI) would dramatically reduce pension saving and private protection take-up, Jelf Employee Benefits has warned.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have sought to clarify breast cancer cover from critical illness (CI) providers following recent changes made to their definitions.

The protection industry has made progress in communicating with consumers but more needs to be done and now maybe the time for product innovation, Swiss Re has said.