Income Protection

The Income Protection Task Force has hailed changes in the distribution of state benefits for those ...

Ruth is an HR manager for a brewery in Glasgow that employs 149 people. Having attended a conference on employee benefits, she is now looking to take out some form of staff protection which she hopes will act as an incentive when hiring new employees....

L&G launches new group IP service that assesses members' risk only once

The IP Task Force was formed in 2006 with the aim of improving the product and increasing sales. Peter Le Beau shares the lessons he has learnt since its launch

Three in four advisers think launching income protection with a shorter payout period would endanger...

Legal & General will launch a new group income protection (IP) product on 16 April, which aims to of...

The future is bright for group IP - as long as IFAs ensure employers realise it is an invaluable way of combating the effects of long-term absence, writes Johanna Gornitzki Click here to download pdf

The increasing emphasis on rehabilitation will affect the basic role and responsibilities of advisers, say Helen Merfield and Joy Reymond

Many providers believe that group income protection is due a revival. Yet the issue on which these hopes are pinned may be the market's undoing, says Peter Madigan Click here to download pdf

To ensure the group IP market consolidates its position, intermediaries must wean themselves off re-broking and focus on generating new business. Peter Madigan reports