Group Protection

A significant proportion of the UK's small business bosses are risking their health as they battle absence to keep businesses afloat, according to Bupa.

Aviva has reviewed its occupational classes, resulting in 95% of new clients being offered own occupation for income protection (IP) it has also moved its non-medical limits.

Mortgage payment protection and short-term income irotection specialist i:protect has said it is in talks with an unnamed charity partner to enter the group market through an online portal.

Exeter Family Friendly has backed COVER and the Protection Review's IP Campaign against the use of occupational definitions in income protection policies.

Group Risk Development (Grid) has released the first ever full set of collated claims figures from the group risk industry.

The government's controversial welfare reforms have received Royal Ascent and so been adopted into law.

More than a quarter of a million people are claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) because of mental and behavioural disorders, research has revealed.

Employers are embracing the removal of the default retirement age (DRA) but the majority are unaware of the opt-out for group risk benefits.

Aviva has seen its UK protection business grow amid strong overall performance from its life insurance and pensions business.

Unum has urged advisers to join it in targeting the ‘underserved' SME market to grow their income protection (IP) business.