Income Protection

With sluggish sales, a tough economy and the government's reform of welfare provision, Owain Thomas writes that the timing is right for income protection to finally receive the level of attention it deserves

Six in ten Britons do not have any protection in place and a third would be forced to drastically cut back on living costs should they or the main breadwinner be unable to work, according to new research.

With the protection sector dominated by giants of the insurance world, Owain Thomas spoke to Cirencester friendly's Paul Hudson to hear a smaller provider's view

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Independent financial research company Defaqto has published an Income Protection review aiming to help advisers deliver customer-centred advice on income protection.

Three-quarters of people applying for the new Employment and Support Allowance programme (ESA) are being found fit for work.

Income protection insurance sales will increase in importance as a result of FSA scrutiny and the Spending Review the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has said.

Aviva has launched an online resource for advisers intended to smooth the application process for life, critical illness and income protection insurance.

Holloway Friendly Society has reduced broker liability through the introduction of tele medical underwriting on its Income Protection policies.

Alice suffered from anorexia in her teens and early 20s. She now has a partner with whom she shares a joint mortgage but also has some underlying mild depression.