Income Protection
Covid dominates The Exeter's IP pay outs in 2020
One-third of claims
Howden to help build benefits plans for ICAEW members
Group and individual benefits options
L&G pays 96% of personal protection claims in 2020
Totalling £764m
Schroders takes aim at protection gap with new proposition
‘Growing societal need’
Holloway Friendly introduces enhanced accessibility options
Browsealoud tool
Aegon records 17% rise in life claims during 2020
CI claims drop 14%
The Exeter expands IP, PMI HealthWise benefits
Diet and nutrition
Interest in protection growing due to pandemic but myths persist
Drewberry report
Zurich pays out £353m in protection claims in 2020
Up 23% on 2019
PRIMIS broker enquiries climb 27% in February
Another record month
PRIMIS broker enquiries up 18% during January
‘Record month’
Royal London pays out £13.1m in Covid claims
Throughout 2020
Protection industry 'meeting or exceeding' expectations say advisers
Defaqto Protection Services Review 2021
Man sentenced for fraudulent income protection claim
Eighteen months imprisonment suspended for two years
Matthew Chapman: Time is of the essence
‘It all depends on perspective’
FCA: More than half of UK adults 'financially vulnerable'
‘Devastating situation,’ says expert
Pandemic drives employee demand for protection
Cost of cover perceived to be too high
Matthew Chapman: Seven things I want to see in 2021
‘Change can be extremely positive’
MetLife launches simplified income protection policy
MortgageSafe has three levels of cover
Steve Bryan: Protecting income first
'Now is the time to really prioritise income first'
LV= loosens underwriting restrictions for FPP IP
‘More than 70% of cases accepted with no further evidence required’
Peter Le Beau: awareness raising and the importance of momentum
'You need to look at what you've learnt and evolve the message for follow-on campaigns. Unless you do this, interest wanes'
Value added services can be transformative, says adviser
Cost vs value
