ABI launches 'income gap' online calculator

‘Percy: The Protection Calculator’

Adam Saville
clock • 3 min read

Beta version aimed at consumers can be found at ABI website

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has unveiled an online calculator which estimates the financial entitlements of people should they miss work due to illness or injury. The beta version of ‘Percy: The Protection Calculator', which is still under development, can be found at the ABI website. Aimed at consumers, to raise awareness, it is designed to give an accurate estimation of monthly income by combining personal information entered by the user with government benefit data. The data stored will not be stored or used for any other purpose and users will not be asked to share t...

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