Income Protection
Covid dominates The Exeter's IP pay outs in 2020
One-third of claims
Holloway Friendly introduces enhanced accessibility options
Browsealoud tool
Aegon records 17% rise in life claims during 2020
CI claims drop 14%
The Exeter expands IP, PMI HealthWise benefits
Diet and nutrition
LV= Covid claims pay outs exceed £12m
Over 1,400 policyholders
Mutuals paid out £36m in IP claims in 2020
Nearly 19 in 20 claims
Holloway Friendly drops Covid exclusions
As of 15 March
Cirencester Friendly pays 94% of claims in 2020
Totalling £7.8 million
LV= paid 95% of 2020 individual protection claims
Over 9,000 claimants
Sunak extends stamp duty holiday to end of June
'Government guarantee' on mortgages with 5% deposit
Universal Credit Covid top-up maintained for six months
Until September
Over 50s at risk of financial vulnerability during pandemic
SunLife survey shows
Covid cuts to Universal Credit would push 760,000 below poverty line
Fabian Society report shows
PRIMIS broker enquiries up 18% during January
‘Record month’
Insurer Long Covid support 'meets NICE guidelines'
‘Fills a current void’
Man sentenced for fraudulent income protection claim
Eighteen months imprisonment suspended for two years
Demand for CI and income protection up over a third during Covid
Three quarters of advisers say insurer relationships have improved
Government Covid support policies failing women
Policies favour male-dominated sectors
Matthew Chapman: Time is of the essence
‘It all depends on perspective’
Majority of young couples face income shock
Nearly two in three
Suzy Esson joins Holloway Friendly exec team
Newly formed role
MetLife launches simplified income protection policy
MortgageSafe has three levels of cover
