Income Protection

With millions behind on their household bills, PG Mutual is warning UK bill payers to consider how they would cope if they were to lose their income due to illness or injury.

Credit waiver experts have rebutted accusations that credit waiver products have restrictive payment exclusion periods and no unemployment cover, while announcing an imminent launch with the first mortgage lender to offer an integral waiver feature.

Following Treasury Select Committee member Andrew Love, calling for Government action on an increasing protection gap in the mortgage sector, protection provider British Money has begun lobbying for an auto-enrolment solution.

An increasing number of mortgage holders are ‘financially exposed' as the level of protection cover has dropped over the last year, Scottish Widows has warned.

Individual protection sales declined significantly during 2013; Swiss Re has found.

Employee Benefit Consultants (EBCs) are forecasting growth in the group income protection (Group IP) market with one in three expecting to increase sales this year, research has found.

LV= is launching a new YouTube campaign ‘Near Misses' highlighting the provider's Sick Pay Insurance.

An upcoming change in business law may result in UK firms struggling to contain sickness costs, Canada Life Group Insurance has said.

Generali UK has upgraded its employee assistance programme (EAP), allowing all UK employees of its group income protection (GIP) policyholders to benefit from the scheme.

iPipeline has launched a new ‘Email My Quote' service via its Assureweb portal enabling advisers to keep records of protection quotes via their inbox.