Group Protection

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.

Friends Life has announced enhancements to its Group Critical Illness proposition.

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.

A steering group chaired by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Treasury is currently drafting a report on under-protection.

In the fourth of a series of articles exploring the finer points of critical illness protection, CIExpert's Alan Lakey investigates heart conditions.

Group risk advisers should take advantage of the "perfect" business opportunity created by auto-enrolment with the phase-in now underway, Canada life has said.

Zurich will be investing significantly in technology next year as part of a strategy to serve the mass market more.

PROTECTION WATCH

An employer may terminate the contract of an ill worker receiving claiming protection insurance benefits, a tribunal ruling confirms.

The aging workforce is causing a tightening in insurer group terms, a group risk specialist has said.