Income Protection

An increase in the state retirement age could cause a significant rise in group income protection premiums and may result in changes to scheme design and the level of protection employers can justify, according to several industry experts.

The future is bright for group IP - as long as IFAs ensure employers realise it is an invaluable way of combating the effects of long-term absence, writes Johanna Gornitzki Click here to download pdf

Rehabilitation

Many providers believe that group income protection is due a revival. Yet the issue on which these hopes are pinned may be the market's undoing, says Peter Madigan Click here to download pdf

employee benefits

Insurers are now working with employers to rehabilitate and maintain the health of their employees. But good communication will be vital if this new integrated approach is to succeed, believes Stav O'Doherty

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS focus

Which way now for the income protection market? Kirstie Redford reports on the latest Think Tank

Think Tank debates the role rehabilitation should play in the protection market. Rachel Williams reports

Promoting group IP as an absence management tool can help IFAs overcome the traditional sales barriers, says Nick Homer