Income Protection

Sickness, both long-term and temporary, was the main reason given for not working by people aged 16-64 years living in workless households across the UK, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found.

The launch of the Seven Families campaign has been welcomed by Unum.

The Policy Exchange has released a radical report arguing for a new welfare system based on contributions rather than means testing called Making Contributions Count, writes Richard Walsh.

The Seven Families campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the financial impact of long term illness and disability, has launched.

Aegon has become the latest provider to pledge support to the Seven Families campaign.

Its time to innovate and excite in the income protection space says Total Systems's Louise Cuming.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it has selected MAXIMUS to replace Atos Healthcare as the provider of health related assessments including Work Capability Assessments (WCAs) for people off work through illness, disability or injury....

Cirencester Friendly's new income protection contract, My Earnings Insurance, has been added to financial intermediary portal, IRESS' The Exchange.

British Friendly has become the latest company to join the Protect Association.

LV='s protection sales have increased by £24m compared to the same time last year, the insurer's Q3 2014 trading statement has shown.