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Critical illness cover from Bupa Individual Protection is set to be enhanced by several key changes.

Customers with diabetes or cardiovascular risk will now receive premium discounts, which means clients will not be charged for cover not offered.

This discount is already offered to customers who have cancer or multiple sclerosis.

Bupa has also removed the age limit for conditions such as dementia, Alzheimer’s and motor neurone disease.

Steve Casey, individual protection product and marketing manager, told online news provider Money Marketing: "By removing age limits for many conditions and utilising our international coverage, we have made our product even more accessible, flexible and relevant to more people."

People who are injured abroad also no longer need to fly back to the UK to be diagnosed, provided they can be assessed at one of Bupa’s 1,500 accredited centres around the world.

The money paid out for critical illness cover can be used to pay for medical expenses, mortgage payments, or making adaptations to clients’ homes.

The Insurance Helpline specialises in obtaining cover for people living pre-existing conditions.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 at 6:00 pm and is filed under Industry.