Income Protection

Fiona Murphy urges the insurance industry to take a joined-up view and work together to meet the protection needs of renters.

Mandatory sick pay for workers is much less in the UK and Ireland compared to many of its European counterparts, a new study has found.

ABI data published today on policies in force shows that the number of individual income protection policies has increased for the first time since 2007.

Julie Hopkins and David Heeney are joining the executive team of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF.)

Soaring levels of renting and a post-referendum rise in unemployment could create a 'toxic cocktail' for millions of renters because of large gaps in the housing benefit 'safety net', according to a major report by Royal London.

BHSF has launched a sickness and injury benefit for employers to bridge the statutory sick pay gap and ease employees' financial worries during illness or injury.

To be at the cornerstone of all financial advice the protection industry should provide annual statements to clients, writes Roy McLoughlin.

One in three families in England could not pay their rent or mortgage for more than a month if they lost their job or were unable to work, a study for the charity Shelter suggests.

SCOR Global Life recently trialled wearable technology among its workforce. Here is what happened.

Employee benefits consultancy, Kerr Henderson, has recently arranged Group Income Protection (GIP) for employees at Kandor Solutions Ltd - a small IT start-up in Belfast