Income Protection

The cost of bringing up a child has reached £227,266 with the first year of a child's life seeing the largest increase, LV= said.

UK professionals could find themselves struggling to meet the cost of Christmas debt repayments in the event of having to take sick leave, an insurer has warned.

Income protection (IP) has scope for a money-back guarantee so the premium is returned to the consumer in the event it does not pay out as expected, delegates heard at the launch of the IPTF's Signposts for Income Protection.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) has revealed how few hits income protection (IP) has received on its website and is supporting industry initiatives to promote IP to consumers.

There are significant opportunities for income protection product design and greater coverage as the new system of state benefits is likely to produce anomalies for people off work through sickness, disability or injury, experts have said.

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has today launched a new publication Signposts for Income Protection which provides a range of initiatives designed to boost production and resolve s

Tom Conner makes the case why advisers should prioritise income protection.

Exeter Family Friendly has launched an online tool to help advisers grow their sales of income protection (IP).

Britons are twice as likely to hold pet insurance than a critical illness policy, despite family and health issues being top concerns, research finds.

Legal & General has become the preferred provider for Income Protection for Nationwide Building Society.