Income Protection

Almost £300m was paid out in group income protection (GIP) claims last year according to figures collated by Grid.

The number of women claiming sickness benefits is rising much faster than for men according to analysis of Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics by Legal & General.

Fewer appeals against Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) decisions are being found in the claimants favour, according to government statistics.

Fewer claimants are being found eligible for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) despite government claims that the benefits system is providing greater protection for disabled people.

With many legislative changes in the works, the group risk market is hesitant at present. Owain Thomas examines the bigger picture of what is to come for group income protection.

Unum has launched a new group income protection (GIP) product targeted at a wider range of employees than most schemes.

Paul Avis argues that, in a price sensitive era, early intervention and rehabilitation are important for the containment of group income protection premiums

Aviva is making the employee assistance programme (EAP) freely available on all its group income protection (GIP) schemes.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is reportedly pushing for GPs to be required to encourage patients with long term medical conditions to go back to work.

Stress and other mental health issues are now the most common reason for people absent from work, new research has found.