Income Protection

Legal and General has been challenging employers to do more about mental health in the workplace following a visit from Labour party leader Ed Miliband.

Exeter Family Friendly has made its income protection available through Capita Financial Software's adviser portal Webline.

Friends Life has announced enhancements to its Group Income Protection (Group IP) policy.

No longer just an insured benefit, group IP is making waves with a range of additional features and is set to benefit from auto-enrolment and changes to the default retirement age. Nicola Culley finds out why it could be a gold mine for advisers.

Some of the categories were very tight for this year's COVER awards. Others were new entrants to some categories; particularly notable in the healthcare sector.

Many insurers cite ‘early intervention' as key to improving long term absence outcomes and improving the claims experience of group income protection (GIP) policies.

Establishing a clear income replacement proposition in time for February's final Review of Simple Financial Products could be "unlikely", Swiss Re has said.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have announced their plan for Gender Directive pipeline business.

An estimated 12 million British workers who do not eat their five-a-day are reducing their ability to work effectively, according to vielife.

Welcome to the Autumn issue of Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. The special supplement can be a helpful aid for advisers in trying to build client understanding of protection. This issue is very focused on income protection and workplace benefits.