Zurich income protection payouts rise by 4%

The insurer paid out a total of £6.3m to 750 income protection claimants, including 60 new claims. The vast majority of successful claims were accepted from a medical perspective, with musculoskeletal (12 claims), mental health (10 claims), cancer (9 claims), and neurological conditions, including strokes (9 claims), featuring among the top condictions. The rejected 6% of claims were due to the definition of disability not being met, the insurer said. Head of retail propositions in the UK Peter Hamilton said: "We hope these figures help to reassure our customers that we are there t...