Protection Watch: Five key developments all advisers should know

  1 Back to work benefits Research by trade body Group Risk Development suggested more than 1,500 employees were helped back to work last year through the rehabilitation services available on group protection benefits. As a result of early intervention by insurers, people were helped back to work before being off sick long-term. This clearly demonstrates the value that protection policies add beyond the payment of a claim, and the benefit to wider society by reducing the welfare burden. Last year, some £1.26bn worth of claims were paid by the group risk industry, supporting 24,57...