Critical Illness

The ABI has scrapped proposals to change the name of Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) cover on critical illness (CI) plans.

Six in ten Britons do not have any protection in place and a third would be forced to drastically cut back on living costs should they or the main breadwinner be unable to work, according to new research.

Bupa is offering a partial payment to those waiting for an NHS operation and is adding more conditions to its critical illness (CI) cover.

The head of an IFA firm has issued a warning to people taking out critical illness plans after his policies failed to pay out following the death of his daughter.

Heart attacks normally mean huge critical illness ratings, Julie Hopkins looks into new and existing medical research of this condition

Scottish Provident has announced pricing changes to its life and critical illness cover rates.

Aviva has launched an online resource for advisers intended to smooth the application process for life, critical illness and income protection insurance.

PruProtect is taking another step on the critical illness (CI) conditions war by adding eight new definitions to its product.

As they evolve for today's markets, group products are set to sell well, but should group risk advisers focus on income protection or critical illness? Paul Avis makes the case for a balance of both

Alice suffered from anorexia in her teens and early 20s. She now has a partner with whom she shares a joint mortgage but also has some underlying mild depression.