We were debating (read that as arguing) in the office whether critical-illness cover could be sold within a simplified product regime and trying to hypothesise how the current range of CI products ...

Life insurer HDFC Life is offering its customers a unique life and critical illness (CI) rebalance option as part of its term insurance policy—HDFC Life Click 2 Protect Life. It is a non-linked, ...

Mumbai: HDFC, leading private sector life insurers has launched a unique Life and Critical Illness (CI) Rebalance option as part of its flagship term product - HDFC Life Click 2 Protect Life. The Life ...

Critical-illness cover for children is an important if frequently overlooked feature of good quality critical-illness plans. Claims for children account for around 5 per cent of all CI claims, of ...

This form of insurance, which is sometimes called ‘serious illness’ cover, pays out a lump sum if the policyholder contracts an illness or medical condition listed in the policy’s terms and conditions ...

The conference provided a great insight into what’s happening in the CI cover market around the world and helped reinforce the benefit of the work we are doing in the UK. My presentation focussed on ...

The aim of the review was to improve clarity around what CI cover is, what it covers and to ensure that definitions were sustainable in the long term. All the changes were tested through consumer ...

A hospitalisation policy is a health insurance cover under which you can claim the actual cost incurred. In insurance parlance, it is called an indemnity policy. A benefit policy, on the other hand, ...

Some families suffering the tragedy of serious childhood illness may not realise that they could receive financial help from insurance taken out with their mortgage. Critical illness cover pays out a ...