Income Protection

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.

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.

Government ministers will aim to overturn the exclusion of means-testing of cancer patients receiving Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) as the coalition's government's Welfare Reform Bill moves back to the House of Commons.

Our protection detective gives his verdicts on five key developments in the industry this month.

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.

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.

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

People are reluctant to talk about how serious illness or a death in the family could affect their finances. Advisers can play a role in changing this mindset.

Consumers increasingly appreciate the need for protection insurance when they are told about the limitations of state benefits, new research has found.

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