Holloway Friendly: 7% of 2018 claims for mental health

One in 14

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

Third most common claims reason

According to income protection (IP) mutual Holloway Friendly, accident injury accounted for 27% of its claims during 2018, musculoskeletal represented 24% and mental health issues were the third most common reason, making up 7%. Across all claims made last year, the average length one year and four months, while the mutual's longest claim in its history is 20 years and six months. The claims data also revealed that the average annual claims payment was £10,800 and the average age was 44 years old. Mental health "It's worrying that so many of our claims were due to mental health ...

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