Income Protection

This year's COVER Health and Protection Summit will take place this year on Wednesday 5th October 2016.

Aegon UK has today published claims data which shows a total of £116m was paid out in protection claims to 1,500 customers, families and businesses in 2015.

APRIL UK has appointed Daren Kittle to the newly created role of commercial director.

Customer data from LifeSearch has warned that many policyholders are not claiming on their protection policies despite having a legitimate reason to claim.

The Exeter has revealed that it paid 94% of income protection claims in 2015.

A 38-year-old woman who falsely claimed her mother suffered a series of strokes in order to pocket almost £30,000 in income protection payments has been jailed for 16 months.

Legal & General has made changes to mental health support available through its group income protection policies.

Holloway Friendly has teamed up with Synaptic Software to provide its income protection policies through their online portal.

Three out of four employees overestimate the value of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) according to research from Legal & General.

TISA, the financial services membership association, has established a Consumer Protection Policy Council which will focus on informing policy and regulation on protection issues.