Cirencester Friendly introduces minimum benefit guarantee for IP

Maximum of £1,500 a month

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 1 min read

Mutual provider, Cirencester Friendly, has introduced a minimum benefit guarantee for its income protection products, Income Assured and My Earnings.

The guarantee, which is of a maximum of £1,500 a month, is available to new and existing members on both products, it is also available for all new claims. Cirencester Friendly said the guarantee will come into force at claim if there is a discrepancy over earnings. For example, if a claimant has cover based on a monthly income of more than £1,500 but they are not currently earning that amount, they will be paid a minimum of £1,500. If the claimant is covered for a monthly amount of less than £1,500, there will be no change to their payments. The update means a policy will provide ...

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