Income Protection

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Ian Maude as senior independent director (SID) following the retirement of the former SID Philip Rouse from the board after 10 years' service.

Gen Re has reported a significant increase in protection sales in the first half of the year.

Wiltshire Friendly Society Limited (Wiltshire Friendly) has appointed Jon Gratland, currently a director of Glacier Point Consultancy Limited, as chief executive officer.

Research released today by Mental Health Foundation and Unum reveals that people with mental health problems deliver significantly more value than costs for the UK economy.

The Exeter has appointed Helen McEwan as a non-executive director.

Aon Employee Benefits warns that employers insuring Group Income Protection benefits need to be ready for upcoming reductions to state provision.

The Department of Health has launched its green paper, 'Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper' and is discussing how to improve access to income protection through the workplace.

Financial resilience is low among British households and a taskforce should be established to reform the welfare system, a major report has urged today.

Research recently published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) highlighted that one in eight UK workers are forced to retire early because of ill health or disability. John Dean looks at how we can keep the ageing workforce fit and in work.

British Friendly's Iain Clark discusses what makes a successful rebrand and how British Friendly repositioned themselves this year.