the provider paid out on 7,469 life and 1,769 critical illness claims in the year, with men accounting for 59 per cent of life claims and 47 per cent of critical illness claims.
scottish widows pays ?4m a week on life and ci claims.
treatment delays are also causing needless anxiety and distress to patients as well as putting lives at serious risk..
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..