LV= paid 93% of its income protection (IP) and critical illness (CI) claims in the year to the end of June.
Bright Grey paid 90% of critical illness claims in the first half of the year.
Bright Grey has reduced premiums for plan holders with reviewable life or critical illness cover.
Defaqto has published a free guide highlighting opportunities in the critical illness sector for advisers.
Businesses are seeing budgets stretched in many ways, but, as Owain Thomas found, advisers who are creative with solutions could produce a windfall for themselves in the group critical illness market
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.
Bright Grey has increased the scope of its critical illness (CI) claims panel to also cover Scottish Provident policies.
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.