Skandia

She was paralysed for well over six months

Peter Mann joins the insurer's board following acquisition of Guardian Assurance.

The Skandia brand has formally disappeared from the UK, all the company's operations are now part of the Old Mutual Wealth brand.

Individual critical illness saw a relentless pace of change last year. But has the industry gone far enough? Fiona Murphy investigates.

It is worth the time and effort to explain the value of a product to the buyer, writes Alan Lakey.

In our recent COVER 360 research, our adviser- respondents said the children's cover element of critical illness cover is the second least important reason in recommending the product. However, this is a high reason for claim. Why is take-up and interest...

Skandia, which re-entered the advised protection market last year, paid out on 96% of critical illness insurance (CII) claims in 2013.

We saw a lot of changes to critical illness (CI) products last year. Do you think these changes presented a meaningful difference, or was it a case of change for change's sake?

Critical illness sales are doing well. But Ian Jefferies outlines concerns over the product's development and offers a partial solution.

Skandia has announced it has added joint life last death rates to its market-leading Rolling Term life cover.