Best Insurance has reintroduced its standalone unemployment insurance policy. The policy will launch with 6- and 12-month options, available to brokers through the Best Insurance portal.
The reintroduction of the standalone policy signalled a return for the insurer after removing this policy during the covid-19 pandemic. Since then unemployment insurance has only been available as part of an accident, sickness and unemployment (ASU) policy. The insurer said that this policy has "one of the widest acceptance criteria" and that clients working more than 16 hours a week in full time employment would qualify for coverage based on earnings. Ian Sawyer, commercial director, Howden Life & Health, said: "We continue to see strong demand for income protection and unemployment ...
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