Income Protection

The protection industry must be ready for the demands made on it because of welfare changes Gary Shaughnessy, CEO UK Life at Zurich has warned.

UnderwriteMe has launched its system at an event in London, with its Martin Werth, CEO of UnderwriteMe saying it would 'address the protection famine'.

Friends Life, now part of the Aviva Group, has announced new enhancements to its Protect+ income protection proposition including improved guaranteed benefits.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced changes to the benefits system, including lowering the cap on benefits and changes to the Employment and Support Allowance.

Cirencester Friendly's My Earnings Insurance and Income Assured Plus Income Protection (IP) products will be available as part of Succession Group's panel.

LV= is to hold seven seminars for advisers looking to boost their income protection (IP) sales.

Mortgage and insurance distribution company Pink has raised £8,000 for the Seven Families project.

Almost three quarters (72%) of advisers polled believe that protection sales will increase in 2015, a survey has revealed.

Paul Avis looks at how much money group risk advisers are actually making.

Eight out of ten Britons consider broadband essential, compared to just under four in ten (39%) who consider protection to be essential, a survey has found.