Income Protection

Alan Knowles dispels the common misconception that you cannot secure income protection for people with diabetes.

Dr Now is partnering with medical insurance company Medex Protect to provide businesses with insurance cover to help manage sickness absence and gain reimbursements of statutory sick pay (SSP) payments.

Cirencester Friendly has announced that new business introductory commission rates for advisers on two income protection contracts will be increased from 1st February.

Cancer patients could be at risk of losing their homes if proposed government cuts to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) go ahead, according to research commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support.

British Friendly has announced that it paid 97.8% of Income Protection claims in 2015, becoming the first insurer to publish their claims statistics for the whole of last year.

First Complete's Toni Smith explains why her New Year's wish is to narrow the protection gap and how the industry can look at ways of achieving this.

Fiona Murphy asks a mix of advisers, insurers and industry experts: What were the biggest developments in protection, how did these affect IFAs and what are your predictions for 2016?

The value of rehabilitation support provided via income protection policies is around £110m per year, according to a study commissioned by Zurich.

Drop is similar in non-advised arena as annuity sales slide

British Friendly has launched a Quote & Apply system for advisers applying for income protection policies for their clients.