27th November 2024
During November CIExpert launched its ‘single is best’ campaign. No, this was not guidance on the pitfalls of marriage but a considered view of the merits of single life protection policies rather than a joint life plan.
Critical Illness News
Critical illness has over the last few years seen a constant flow of policy upgrades that whilst offering significant benefits, make the task of keeping up with these changes ever more challenging. Here at CIExpert we aim to keep you informed, providing an overview each time an update is released and providing our opinion on the changes. Sign up to our newsletter to receive these updates as soon as they're released.
27th November 2024
As technology continues to evolve, it holds the potential to address these issues and streamline the CI insurance process. Phil Day sits down with Clive Mayne from CIExpert to explore these challenges further.
20th November 2024
Aviva has updated its individual critical illness (CI) offering to include support for pregnancy complications, an increased number of child-specific illnesses eligible for claim and an increase to its children’s death benefit sum.
19th November 2024
The response so far clearly shows the industry’s passion for this issue. We have received a huge amount of comments from our pledgers and it’s encouraging to see such strong support from leading distribution firms and advisers alike.
29th October 2024
We believe that a Consumer Duty-based compliance process should default to recommending two single plans for couples. We invite you to pledge your support for our Single is Best Campaign.
28th October 2024
Alan Lakey, founder, CIExpert explains how indexation can be a critical tool for advisers when determining the best value for a customer.
14th October 2024
Alan Lakey comments on the couples' conundrum on joint or separate finances from the Financial Times.
10th October 2024
Scottish Widows announced as latest provider to join CIExpert's IP Insight Zone. They are the fifth provider to join CIExpert’s IP Insight Zone.
11th September 2024
We’re incredibly proud to announce that our very own Alan Lakey was honoured with the prestigious Dr. Marius Barnard Award last night at the Scottish Widows Recognition Event.
11th September 2024
HSBC Life UK has expanded its value-added benefits (VABs) so that the partners of policyholders can now access the same services as policyholders.
11th September 2024
Alan Lakey explores the significant gender disparities in critical illness claims. While overall statistics show trends, they often obscure critical differences between men and women.
11th July 2024
Alan Lakey, director, CIExpert, explores why value-added services are rising in importance for those battling and surviving Cancer.