Advisers should take on board Financial Ombudsman decisions when making recommendations, writes Alan Lakey.
Regional differences between diagnosing cancers at late and early stages mean that 20,000 people could have a better chance of survival if all regions reached the level of the best.
SunLife has announced changes to its critical illness cover in line with the ABI's updated best practice.
Legal & General paid out over £8.5 million to women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014.
Bowel cancer cases can be divided into 'four distinct diseases' with some more aggressive and with higher fatality rates than others, a study has found.
Scottish Widows has today (7th October) launched its long-anticipated protection proposition to the adviser market.
Scottish Widows is to re-enter the adviser protection market with a range of life and critical illness plans using the ‘Protect' name, COVER understands.
Toby Strauss, the chief executive of Scottish Widows, is to exit the group after four years.
Breast cancer is the was the common cause of female Critical Illness (CI) claims from Aviva and Friends Life, accounting for 44% of all claims by females in 2014, the insurer has revealed.
Mari-Lizette Malherbe asks has critical illness become a windfall benefit?