Income Protection

Planet Insurance – a cautionary tale

Cover | 09 Feb 2012 | 17:15

Richard Walsh points out when it comes to IP, it's not the fairy stories that are Grimm...

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Jelf brands absence of tax breaks for IP as ‘madness’

Jelf has warned that many of the key recommendations of the Sickness Absence Review are unlikely to ever be realised and called its decision to ignore income protection (IP) as ‘madness’.

Cover | 09 Feb 2012 | 16:24
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Free protection to credit union members

Cuna Mutual is offering three months free accident wage protection to credit union members.

Cover | 09 Feb 2012 | 15:38

Other Income Protection articles

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Scottish Widows eyes protection market return

Scottish Widows has revealed it is examining the possibility of re-entering the IFA protection market.

Cover | 07 Feb 2012 | 12:19
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Protection industry must provide 'wakeup call' to those relying on State

Cirencester friendly has warned that the government’s continued welfare reforms prove relying solely the State for support is a “fool’s paradise” and urged the protection industry to push this point across.

Cover | 06 Feb 2012 | 15:53
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Govt set to bulldoze welfare reforms through Lords

The government looks set to force through its controversial welfare reforms without giving the House of Lords a chance to readdress the amendments it made.

Cover | 02 Feb 2012 | 16:36
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Ellipse launches GIP offering

Ellipse has entered the group income protection (GIP) market with the launch of its InteractPlus product which includes an integrated absence management system.

Cover | 01 Feb 2012 | 09:00
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Mental health GIP claims see six year rise

Mental health claims are growing and now make up a third of all those received on group income protection (GIP) policies, according to Legal & General.

Cover | 30 Jan 2012 | 10:43
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Brits losing sleep over future health worries

Britons are losing sleep over their future health but many have not prioritised protecting themselves against the financial effects of illness, new research has found.

Cover | 25 Jan 2012 | 16:00
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Benefit claim 'collusion' hides positives of work

Businesses and government need to issue a “clear and consistent message from the top that work is good for you”, the co-author of the Sickness Absence Review has said.

Cover | 25 Jan 2012 | 15:12
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'Awkward' conversations stop Brits talking about finances

Sex is the only subject more taboo than finances for UK families as many find the conversations too awkward and uncomfortable, a new report has revealed.

Cover | 25 Jan 2012 | 14:38
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Wiltshire's 2011 IP claims released

Wiltshire Friendly Society is the first insurer to publicise its 2011 Income Protection claims statistics.

Cover | 24 Jan 2012 | 14:12
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Protection complaints exceed 2011 levels

Protection complaints continued to rise during the year and have already breached last year’s totals in some product areas.

Cover | 17 Jan 2012 | 12:43

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