Income Protection

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.

The number of financial advisers operating in the UK has increased 5% in the last year as the industry edges closer to pre-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) levels, according to the latest data.

Seven Families, the charity-led campaign with Disability Rights UK, has ‘considerably helped to raise awareness of income protection' (IP) amongst advisers, according to an adviser poll.