Income Protection

Kevin Carr, chief executive of the Protection Review, gives his verdict on five developments in protection this month…

Holloway Friendly has launched a new Income Protection plan tailored specifically for mortgage advisers to sell.

British workers are among the worst protected among their peers in the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and government incentives should address it, according to a new report.

British Friendly is launching an income protection plan designed for the intermediary market.

My client has an individual IP policy, but his employer is offering group IP cheaper for the same level of cover, plus an employee assistance programme (EAP). It is unlikely he will work for the same employer for life and this policy has a continuation...

LV has overhauled its income protection (IP) and critical illness (CI) offerings, including extending coverage on both to age 70.

Defaqto has launched new Star Ratings for short-term income protection.

Cirencester friendly says the outlawing of gender-based underwriting could be a boon for providers selling Holloway-style income protection (IP) plans.

Income Protection specialist, dg Mutual, has paid out 99% of claims for the third year running, with over 50% of claims paid out within one week.

LV= has improved its claims paid figures for both critical illness (CI) and income protection (IP) during last year.