Income Protection

Royal London has made changes to its income protection proposition including fracture cover, hospitalisation payment and an additional payment on death.

Two fifths (42%) of self-employed people mistakenly believe they are not eligible for income protection insurance according to research from LV=.

Cura Financial Services has launched a 'Game of Gnomes' campaign to get people thinking about their protection insurance needs.

Almost a third (31%) of UK adults have experienced temporary or permanent leave from work due to ill health, a cancer diagnosis or a death within the family, according to a study by Aviva.

Some 87% of protection industry experts surveyed agreed that the 'claim is our core product, not the policy', according to a poll from the Protection Review.

Allianz Group and LV= have launched a strategic partnership in the UK, creating a general insurance business with over 6 million customers and gross premiums written in excess of £1.7 billion.

The SimplyBiz Group will be working with adviser firm Future Proof as a protection referral partner.

Peter Bayliss, Product Director for Synaptic Software, discusses if this is the case and what it means for the industry.

The history of awareness campaigns in the protection industry is not a long or distinguished one; says Peter Le Beau.

Debbie Kennedy, group head of protection strategy at Royal London, was named 'Personality of the Year' at the Protection Review 2017 awards last night.