Critical Illness

Income protection (IP) sales have continued to slide despite an overall rise in the volume of term assurance products sold, according to Swiss Re.

Gay people are taking out higher sums assured for life insurance, according to new research.

Legal & General has raised its medical evidence limits for life and critical illness (CI) cover.

Expatriates working or living in European countries are urged to review all their insurance arrangements to ensure they have the right cover in place.

The protection sector has a "colossal opportunity" to expand after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but many IFAs lack protection knowledge and those that do have it do not use it, according to new research.

Scottish Provident and Bright Grey have amended their critical illness products to include five new definitions and two reclassifications of conditions.

Unum has ceased writing new business in the individual critical illness (CI) market.

I treat life and critical illness as fairly commoditised products for perfectly healthy people aged under 35. Can I do more to help them in this area?

With changes afoot in the critical illness market, Owain Thomas asks if its time for the sector to put aside its differences and move forward

Legal & General has paid increased combined death and critical illness claims for the fifth year running.