Critical Illness

Critical Illness

Protection industry negativity 'like Clinton and Trump'

SCOR's Roy Chapell has compared the UK protection industry's attitude to the way US presidential candidates Clinton and Trump have spent most of the campaign criticising each other rather than saying what they are going to do to benefit America.

clock 08 November 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Protection Review sets out five actions for CI growth

The Protection Review today has launched a White Paper describing five steps the industry should take to grow the critical illness market.

clock 08 November 2016 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

One in five people who return to work after cancer face discrimination

An estimated 20,000 of those who are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK will face discrimination in their workplace, according to new research released by Macmillan Cancer Support and YouGov at the World Cancer Congress in Paris.

clock 07 November 2016 • 3 min read

Critical Illness

Aegon UK highlights CI claims to mark Movember

To mark the Movember men's health campaign this month, Aegon UK takes a look at trends in claims statistics among men.

clock 07 November 2016 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

Scottish Widows Protect introduces annual protection summaries

Scottish Widows Protect has launched its first annual protection summaries for advisers and their clients.

clock 07 November 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Royal London intermediary protection sales increase by 22%

Royal London has reported that its intermediary protection business has increased by 22% to £440m (30 September 2015: £362m.)

clock 04 November 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Old Mutual Wealth launches online application for protection products

Old Mutual Wealth is launching a new online application system for its protection products.

clock 03 November 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Scottish Widows joins iPipeline's XRAE

iPipeline has announced that Scottish Widows Protect has joined its indicative underwriting decision tool, XRAE.

clock 01 November 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Old Mutual Wealth hires new team to boost protection sales

Old Mutual Wealth is building a 12-strong protection distribution team who will support advisers as the company continues to build out its protection business, COVER can exclusively reveal.

clock 21 October 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Why protection advisers should discuss awareness months with clients

October marked Breast Cancer Awareness month, and whilst it is a sensitive topic that is difficult to discuss, it is a conversation that needs to happen and must be tackled head on, writes Steve Berry.

clock 14 October 2016 • 2 min read