Income Protection

An exception for employers offering group risk benefits has been included in Government plans to scrap the default retirement age (DRA).

Legal & General has altered its Income Protection Benefit medical evidence limits, in a bid to improve the application process for customers.

The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) has welcomed the FSA's exemption of Holloway protection products from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but said the ‘limited' concession does not go far enough.

Employers are neglecting business protection and employee benefits in a bid to cut costs, according to a new study.

Sickness benefit claimants are ‘not well prepared' for Work Capability Assessments (WCA) that decide their eligibility, an investigation has revealed.

Aviva is introducing additional services and a new escalation rate for its group income protection (GIP) product.

Employers with a Canada Life Group Income Protection arrangement written from 1 October 2009 onwards can now offer EmployeeCare and Best Doctors to non-insured staff.

Benefit claimants who refuse to take up the offer of a training course could have their payments stopped, according to government plans.

Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for those claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are to be made ‘fairer' and ‘more effective' following an independent review.

Canada Life has reduced the qualifying premium for group income protection (GIP) policyholders to receive its additional claims management service (CMS).