Legal & General enhances income protection offering

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Increased maximum benefit limit, new income guarantee for NHS workers, extended support services

Legal & General has announced a series of updates to its income protection (IP) product, including the removal of generic alcohol and drug exclusions, an increase in the overall maximum benefit limits, the introduction of an income guarantee for specific NHS workers, and extended support services. The company, which has also introduced more competitive pricing on its IP products, said the new updates were available, via intermediaries, from this month. The changes have seen Legal & General remove policy wording concerning the generic exclusion of alcohol and drug abuse and increase th...

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