Is Brexit uncertainty driving income protection interest?

ActiveQuote has reported a 76% increase in income protection queries (IP) compared to the same time last year, spurring the head of partnerships at the insurance comparison site to offer the chaos of Brexit as a possible explanation. "Nobody knows what the future may hold but this ambiguity has never been more apparent in the British economy than now with Brexit looming," said Rod Jones, head of partnerships at ActiveQuote. "Clearly, the increase we are seeing in income protection enquiries means that people who previously didn't have a financial plan B are now thinking about safeguardin...