Income Protection

Employers understand group income protection (GIP) best when they have a financial adviser or employee benefits consultant as their main source of information, but otherwise ignorance is widespread, according to Canada Life Group Insurance statistics....

Richard Walsh considers what an assisted dying bill could mean for life insurance.

Friends Life will be raising awareness of how businesses support employees who have cancer at a conference attended by NHS staff.

An upcoming change in business law may result in UK firms struggling to contain sickness costs, Canada Life Group Insurance has said.

The Finance Bill's announcement that tax relief will be introduced for employees referred to occupational therapy is to be "welcomed"; Unum has said.

Generali UK has upgraded its employee assistance programme (EAP), allowing all UK employees of its group income protection (GIP) policyholders to benefit from the scheme.

Canada Life Group Insurance is offering all FCA registered advisers (who are authorised to conduct group business) free access to its BusinessCare legal support service.

UK businesses should manage absence in the short-term by decreasing the amount they will pay for future sick leave through income protection, an insurer has urged.

As the economy improves, there is anecdotal evidence some advisers are neglecting income protection. Ian Smart argues the opposite should be the case.

Replacing staff with above average salaries in some sectors can cost as much as £30,000 per employee, according to a new study.