Income Protection

It was great news when the Coalition Government decided to look at what it could do to improve Britain's sickness absence record. It is an area of public policy that is important to get right if Britain is going to win the global race for business.

Protection specialist and former Associate Director of the ABI, Nick Kirwan has joined the executive team of the Income Protection Task Force.

Productivity and motivation in the workplace have increased for 9 out of ten companies that introduced health benefits this year, Aviva has reported.

Ensuring the right diagnosis for a medical condition will be crucial for employee health and employer private medical insurance costs, Canada Life has said.

The majority of UK adults have no awareness of limited state support should they be unable to work through illness or disability, according to Zurich research.

Think-tank Demos has called on bosses to offer employees income protection (IP) schemes this Christmas to boost morale and productivity.

Young adults have classed themselves as financial dependants without insurance or savings, Bright Grey has reported.

Welfare spending will be cut in a further £6.6bn savings package, the chancellor of the exchequer announced in the Autumn Statement today.

Carol Sergeant has suggested the proposed income replacement product will not be included in the first phase of the proposed simple products, the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has stated following a meeting with the review's chair.

Employers need advice on prevention of mental health issues to sit alongside group cover, a group risk industry body said at an Association of British Insurer (ABI) briefing this morning.