Income Protection

Scottish Widows has revealed it is examining the possibility of re-entering the IFA protection market.

Cirencester friendly has warned that the government's continued welfare reforms prove relying solely the State for support is a "fool's paradise" and urged the protection industry to push this point across.

The government looks set to force through its controversial welfare reforms without giving the House of Lords a chance to readdress the amendments it made.

Ellipse has entered the group income protection (GIP) market with the launch of its InteractPlus product which includes an integrated absence management system.

Mental health claims are growing and now make up a third of all those received on group income protection (GIP) policies, according to Legal & General.

Britons are losing sleep over their future health but many have not prioritised protecting themselves against the financial effects of illness, new research has found.

Businesses and government need to issue a "clear and consistent message from the top that work is good for you", the co-author of the Sickness Absence Review has said.

Sex is the only subject more taboo than finances for UK families as many find the conversations too awkward and uncomfortable, a new report has revealed.

Wiltshire Friendly Society is the first insurer to publicise its 2011 Income Protection claims statistics.

Protection complaints continued to rise during the year and have already breached last year's totals in some product areas.