the total amount paid out in critical illness claims was £75.19m, with cancer accounting for 74 per cent of claims from women, mainly breast cancer, alongside 51 per cent from men..

speaking on behalf of the family after the inquest, mrs cavanagh's son vincent said the coroner vindicated their need to raise concerns about the way in which their mother was cared for..

scott cadger, head of underwriting and claims strategy at scottish widows, said the industry needed to do more to educate the public on the merits of protection insurance..

cancer patients� lives are being put at risk because savage tory cuts to the nhs are delaying the start of their treatment by 18 months.