Income Protection Insurance
A guide to life insurance, income protection and critical illness coverConsumers can find it difficult to decide which type of protection to take out depending on if they want to insure their home, job or life. Our guide explain the options. |
24m 'face financial meltdown' through lack of insuranceSome 24 million adults are running the risk of "financial meltdown" because they have no insurance in place to support them if they lose their income through illness or the death of a breadwinner, a new study has claimed. |
Scottish Provident overhauls income protection pricingScottish Provident has made 'extensive pricing changes' to its income protection plans as part of a massive overhaul of rates. |
Unemployment rises to 14-year highUK unemployment rose by 88,000 in the the three months to August to 2.47 million. |
Unemployment rises to 2.47 millionThe number of people unemployed in the UK has risen to 2.47 million - the highest since November 1996. |
Lowest paid hit hardest by recessionMost job losses caused by the recession are hitting the lowest paid, unions claimed today. |
350,000 public sector job cuts warnedAs many as 350,000 public sector jobs could be lost in the next year years leading to mass strikes and civil unrest, it was warned today. |
UK unemployment at 2.03mUnemployment in the UK has now risen over two million - the highest level since Labour came to power in 1997. |
Young people ignoring insurance as unemployment risk growsYoung people are failing to purchase financial protection products, leaving them financially vulnerable and subject to higher costs when they finally decide to purchase protection. |
No insurance payout for CarolIf Carol Thatcher is hoping for a payout from income protection or payment protection insurance after being dropped from the One Show, she will be disappointed, according to experts. |
Unemployment hits 1.92mThe UK now has 1.92 million people out of work - the highest level since 1997. |
Brown and Cameron look to boost jobsGordon Brown and David Cameron are today both aiming to promote their employment programes while the nation goes back to work. |
Wedgwood faces administrationWaterford Wedgwood is set to go into administration with its shares suspended on the Irish Stock Exchange. |
Don't rely on government to save your homeConsumers should not rely on the government's scheme to help homeowners avoid repossession, an insurer has warned. |
Payment protection offered to tenantsBritish Insurance has launched a payment protection policy specifically for people who rent properties. |
Demand for unemployment insurance upThe financial crisis has led to a surge in demand for unemployment insurance protection policies, an insurer has found. |
Protecting against the threat of recessionAs the threat of recession looms, more people are taking out insurance products to protect themselves in the event they lose their job. |
Dutch nose insured for £4mLloyd's is to insure a nose for ?5 million (£3.9 million). |
Insurance firms commit to increase life payoutsThe British insurance industry has committed itself to increase payouts for critical illness, income protection and life insurance. |
Illness and injury cost Britons £5,320One Briton in eight has lost money because of time off work due to illness or injury, at an average cost of £5,320 per person, research from Standard Life reveals. |
Cancer patients lose homesEvery year thousands of UK residents lose their homes after being diagnosed with cancer and struggling with mortgage payments. |
Young workers cannot afford to be illYoung workers do not have the insurance or savings in place to afford time off work |
Longer-term mortgages need different insuranceAn increasing trend in favour of longer-term mortgages is changing insurance needs, new research shows. |
First-time buyers: Overstretched and under-protectedAlmost half of first-time buyers are just six months away from losing their homes, research from the Post Office reveals. |
Britons a month from financial meltdownOne Briton in three has little or no money put away for emergencies, meaning that they could be just 30 days from financial meltdown. |
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