5 TO 1 – THE MOST READ ARTICLES ON PROTECTION GURU IN 2022
In the second of our two part series rounding up the most read articles on Protection Guru in 2022, today we go from 5 down to 1.
NO.5
ROYAL LONDON UNVEIL NEW HELPING HAND WELLBEING SERVICES AND 24/7 GP – THE FULL DETAILS
In a major update to Helping Hand, Royal London have today announced a new range of preventative wellbeing support tools and services, designed to help clients better understand and manage their health.
NO.4
WHO PROVIDES THE BEST LIFE INSURANCE TERMINAL ILLNESS BENEFIT?
Life insurance remains the most commonly sold protection product in the UK and although it’s primary purpose is to provide a death benefit, some provision is provided for ill health through the terminal illness benefit all insurers include. Unlike income protection and critical illness cover though, this benefit will only pay out when the life assured’s illness results in a terminal prognosis of less than 12 months to live.
NO.3
HOW DO INSURERS COMPARE FOR LIFE AND CRITICAL ILLNESS WAIVER OF PREMIUM?
Last week Legal & General announced an improvement to their waiver of premium benefit, increasing the maximum entry age at which clients can apply to include waiver of premium alongside their cover. In today’s insight we examine waiver of premium more broadly and some of the differences between insurers.
NO.2
WHICH INSURERS OFFER REMOTE GP SERVICES AND HOW DO THEY COMPARE?
With unprecedented waiting times and difficulty accessing services, many clients would welcome an alternative way of speaking to a GP in the current environment. Such is the scale of the problem that the NHS, in conjunction with the Department for Health and Social Care launched a £250m NHS winter access fund in October last year, as well as a ‘blueprint for improving access to GP appointments for patients’, to try and tackle some of the challenges.
no.1
WHICH INSURERS OFFER FRACTURE COVER AND HOW DO THEY COMPARE?
Many insurers now offer a range of additional benefits and support services alongside their core cover, designed to provide clients with either additional help or a further financial safety net if required. Last week we focused on one such benefit, physiotherapy support, to mark Back Care Awareness Week. Physio may be required to aid in the recovery following a fracture or other injury, so in today’s insight we examine the various fracture cover offered by insurers.
