Income Protection

Clive Waller, co-chairman of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF), has announced he is stepping down from his role at the end of this year.

Exeter Family Friendly is to launch an adviser marketing toolkit aimed at increasing sales of income protection.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a further consultation on the mobility component of the new disability benefit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP.)

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.