Income Protection

The faster resolution of income protection (IP) claims has been put forward as one way to increase take-up of the "undersubscribed" products.

Friends Life has increased the commission advisers receive on its income protection policies by approximately 15% in a bid to bring it into line with commission received on critical illness and life products.

CANCEL XMAS!

KEVIN CARR

PROTECTION

Aviva has updated 250 of its occupational classes in order to offer income protection to people in a wider range of occupations.

COVER Magazine has now moved to a new website.

PROTECTION WATCH

Doctors have hit back at proposals that would force them to encourage patients to stay in or go back to work as soon as possible.

The government could force people judged too sick or disabled to be employed to do unlimited unpaid work or risk losing their benefits.