Legal & General increases immediate cover
Legal & General has improved its immediate cover levels for people taking out life only cover (all types) and term assurance with critical illness cover (for business).
Immediate cover is where risk is assumed for an applicant before they are fully underwritten and is suitable for people who need protection urgently. Legal & General has also extended critical illness immediate cover to include those applications taken out for personal loan / mortgage protection, not just for business cover.
The new limits are:
- Life maximum sum assured - £3 millionj (previously £2 million)
- CIC maximum sum assured, business cover - £1.5 million (previously £1 million )
- CIC maximum sum assured, personal loan / mortgage protection - £1.5 million (not previously covered)
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