MPPI

Forever tarred with the same brush as its cousin payment protection insurance, MPPI has still not been given the opportunity to flourish. Barbara Cockburn insists that the time is now. Click here to download pdf

Paymentshield's plans to launch mortgage payment protection insurance which incorporates the benefits of income protection has raised hopes a 'hybrid' product may solve some of the problems inherent in the industry.

Paymentshield is launching a mortgage payment protection insurance product in late summer, which is designed to incorporate the benefits of income protection.

The Office of Fair Trading has referred the payment protection insurance market, including mortgage PPI, to the Competition Commission for further investigation following its consultation with businesses, consumer organisations and trade associations....

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries is calling for mortgage payment protection insurance to be excluded from the proposed PPI referral to the Competition Commission.

With the ABI now turning its attention to income protection, what can be done to give hope to a product that has suffered yet more declining sales? Lucy Quinton investigates Click here to download pdf

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.

Borrowers are steering clear of a truly accessible policy plan, seemingly based on bad PR and lack of information. Barbara Cockburn asks why so many homeowners are avoiding MPPI Click here to download pdf

Senior partner at CWC Research and co-founder of the Income Protection (IP) Task Force Clive Waller tells Johanna Gornitzki why IP is still the golden product of the protection market

Sarah and her husband Carl are both 34-years old. Sarah works as a dentist and Carl is an IT manager. They have a combined salary of £95,000. They currently have mortgage protection payment insurance (MPPI), which they bought when they purchased their...