Income Protection

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.

UK businesses should manage absence in the short-term by decreasing the amount they will pay for future sick leave through income protection, an insurer has urged.

Almost two-thirds of employees say they will be forced to make up for a deficiency in their pension with a wage, findings from Canada Life reveal.

Aviva has launched a specialist protection team to offer a tailored service for protection cases with high levels of cover and large premiums.

Canada Life Group Insurance has expanded its Best Doctors service offering with the launch of Doctor Online.

Specialist insurer, UK General, has designed a bespoke income protection policy in a deal with Best Insurance.

The FCA is being criticised for failure to issue guidelines to lenders to financially protect consumers when making a mortgage offer.

Zurich UK Life's protection business has grown 'rapidly', according to its 2013 annual results.