Medical second opinion service Best Doctors has been introduced to all new Scottish Widows' Protection for Life policies.
The service is available to customers, their spouse/civil partner and their children, at no extra cost, to the Protection for Life plan.
Customers and dependents do not need to make an eligible claim in order to use the service, as Best Doctors will respond to any conditions of a chronic, critical or degenerative nature or substantially affecting quality of life.
Dominic Howard, Director UK and Ireland at Best Doctors says: "Best Doctors has already proved that it is an effective sales and retention tool. The fact that the service has now been extended to the customers of a household brand such as Scottish Widows is testimony to its impact"