CI

Fiona Murphy finds the individual income protection market is going ‘back to basics' to target consumers

Regular COVER columnist Richard Walsh reveals a colourful past in Whitehall as an NHS reformer and his views on the future of the protection market.

The current political and economic environment could see friendly societies returning to their roots. Neil Armitage is a believer.

Critical illness heart attack definitions are under scrutiny as medical advances redefine the condition, as Joan Coverson explains the main conditions covered under CI policies in the UK have been subject to standardised definitions, determined by the...

Nicola Culley examines recently launched individual critical illness plans that typify both poles of the market.

My client pays monthly child benefits for his three children that live with their mother and he also has a mortgage of his own. He is claiming on a critical illness (CI) policy and is eligible for a pay-out. What are the considerations for taking the...

Jo Miller examines new research showing the industry needs to explore new ways to communicate the rewards of protection products.

Nicola Culley gets some straight talking from Louise Colley, Aviva's head of protection sales and marketing.

Child CI cover is a common benefit on critical illness products in the UK. In Ireland, regulations allow insurers to take cover relating to children a step further, as Greg Becker expains.

After travelling the globe we return home to consider one of the rising stars of recent times: underwritten annuities. Greg Becker investigates aspects the wider market could emulate.