Income Protection

Aviva is to introduce a new clause to its income protection (IP) policies specifically to help NHS doctors and surgeons.

LV= is launching a simplified income protection product, ‘Sick Pay Insurance'.

Holloway Friendly has launched a 24 hour advice and information service for its income protection policy holders.

Broker protection business will rise significantly in the next two months to catch up to a notable lift in the mortgage market, First Complete has said.

Currently published claims statistics, adviser use of them and the need for standardisation are set to be important debating points at research company F&TRC's next Protection Forum event on 23 May.

Friends Life has been in the news recently. First we have its initial refusal, since reversed, to produce stats on IP claims. Then we have the case of Nic Hughes who was declined a claim on a life/CI policy for £100k because of non-disclosure. What's...

Whole of life sales have plummeted following a change in non-investment linked marketing emphasis among providers, Swiss Re's Term and Health Watch 2013 has shown.

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has said it is "delighted" by the recent publication of income protection (IP) claims statistics by insurance companies, and argued the move would boost consumer confidence in the market.

Advisers have called for more detail and clarity around claims statistics, following the publication of income protection (IP) figures from Friends Life earlier today.

Friends Life has announced its income protection (IP) claims statistics for the first time.