Income Protection

Dr Now is partnering with medical insurance company Medex Protect to provide businesses with insurance cover to help manage sickness absence and gain reimbursements of statutory sick pay (SSP) payments.

Cirencester Friendly has announced that new business introductory commission rates for advisers on two income protection contracts will be increased from 1st February.

Pink Network is running another series of roadshows across the country to help its brokers grow their businesses in 2016.

It is often thought of as the foundation of protection, yet when it comes to sales, income protection remains the forgotten relative of life and critical illness cover. So what is the real state of play, and is it worth re-visiting IP, asks Andy Philo....

The names of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident will soon vanish as they adopt the Royal London moniker. Jennifer Gilchrist explains how providing quality customer service will remain the company's sole aim

Cancer patients could be at risk of losing their homes if proposed government cuts to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) go ahead, according to research commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support.

British Friendly has announced that it paid 97.8% of Income Protection claims in 2015, becoming the first insurer to publish their claims statistics for the whole of last year.

Unite members at Legal & General's flagship site in Kingswood, Surrey have voted in favour of industrial action to save over 1,500 jobs.

First Complete's Toni Smith explains why her New Year's wish is to narrow the protection gap and how the industry can look at ways of achieving this.

Here is the top ten in COVER magazine's countdown of the most read protection, healthcare and employee benefits stories during 2015.