Income Protection

As the ABI examines publishing claim statistics on short-term income protection (STIP) policies, British Friendly's Mark Myers says we need greater clarity on these plans.

Employers do not have to give fixed-term employees the same insurance coverage as permanent staff.

The total premiums earned from life assurance premiums and income protection has risen by over £100millionin the second quarter of 2014, according to ONS figures.

Employers who provide workplace health programmes could be offered financial incentives under proposals suggested by the head of the NHS.

PruProtect has announced a discount on all its Vitality Optimiser products for new customers, for the life of the policy.

Only a quarter (24%) of adults in the UK with children under 16 have any form of financial protection, according to research.

Jelf Employee Benefits has highlighted that six in seven employees remaining uncovered by group income protection as a concern as absence moves up the political agenda.

Leading figures from the protection and health insurance industries will be appearing at this year's COVER Forum to discuss the key issues affecting the market. In the first of a series of videos leading up to the Forum, Andy Chapman, chief executive...

Mortgage adviser network Personal Touch Financial Services has teamed up with technology firm eKeeper to support the launch of a new ‘AssuranceKeeper' service.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said the insurance industry ‘fully supports' the findings of the HSCIC Partridge review in safeguarding the use of medical data.