Income Protection

British Friendly has announced the appointment of Georgina Rose as Compliance and Risk Director.

Income protection insurance has become increasingly common in Australia over the last few years writes Richard Laycock.

Roy McLoughlin and Kevin Carr will take over the leadership of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) as Co-Chairmen from January 2018.

Robin Willison has joined the Board of British Friendly as a Non-Executive Director.

Drewberry Insurance has become one of the first UK advisers to attract 1,000 independent 5-star reviews from its clients.

British Friendly has become the first insurer to complete the new Disability Confidence & Awareness training by Disability Rights UK (DRUK).

Despite online sales tools being a simple yet highly effective way to boost business, they still appear to be a largely untapped resource for advisers. VitalityLife's Andy Philo wonders why

Holloway Friendly's Short Term and Purely Income Protection policies will be available on The Right Mortgage Network from mid-June 2017.

Inga Beale, chief executive officer of Lloyd's London has said that despite controlling "70-80% of consumer spending globally", "over a third of women in their late 30s would not be able to survive for 'one month if they lost their regular source of income'....

Advisers who take out IP with LV= between now and 31st August 2017 will get a discount of around 10% depending on their situation for the entire length of the policy.