Bluezone Insurance launches dedicated Type 2 Diabetes cover

First life insurance policy goes live

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

Bluezone Insurance has gone live with its first life insurance proposition, designed specifically for consumers with Type 2 diabetes.

The policy is aimed at offering cover to a segment of customers that have previously been unable to secure life insurance due to the condition, as well as "removing lengthy form filling and required medical appointments previously needed to secure a similar policy." Bluezone stated that the launch comes at "a critical time" as there are more than four million people in the UK that have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, with a further one million people unaware that they are living with a chronic illness. Speaking to COVER last year, Dr Karan Mehta, co-founder and chief executive of...

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