Income Protection

Levels of personal wellbeing are strongly correlated to regional employment rates, findings from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

Aviva is to underwrite all individual income protection (IP) policies on an own occupation basis, including part-time occupations.

One of the largest NHS contractors for pain management is to target the private health insurance (PMI) and protection sectors in the new year.

Bright Grey has launched a new income protection (IP) product which will offer the majority of customers an own occupation definition.

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has claimed it has developed a quick and easy system for identifying families who have a clear need for income protection.

Bright Grey has called for consumers to ensure they have adequate protection as research revealed more than 11 million Britons have lent a family member or friend money unexpectedly.

Zurich has revealed it paid out 94% of income protection (IP) claims in the first half 0f 2013.

Exeter Family Friendly has launched an app enabling advisers to quote its range of income protection (IP) products on the go.

Scottish Provident has enhanced its income protection (IP) proposition to provide greater levels of cover to a ‘broader range' of clients.

A third (35%) of British families have no financial safety net in place at all to cope with a sudden loss of income; Legal & General research has revealed.