Group Protection

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The Income Protection Taskforce has revealed the heads of four working groups, which have been formed to tackle its nine-point plan for reviving the income protection market.

Key figures in the income protection market have reached a consensus on the issues which must be addressed to improve sales and increase awareness of the product.

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With critical illness insurers covering nearly 40 different conditions, Johanna Gornitzki questions whether any of these illnesses should be scrapped

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Friends Provident is considering re-entering the group life market by the end of the year, according to its head of protection marketing Ian Jefferies.

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.

Growth in the group CI market is patchy, and in the absence of real product development it is down to advisers to help drive the market forward, writes Georgina Kenyon Click here to download pdf

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