Was the ban on payment protection insurance (PPI) sales by credit providers at the point at which credit is taken out a victory for consumers?
There is no doubt about it, 2009 is set to be yet another depressing year for MPPI. Inextricably linked with the mortgage industry, Peter Carvill asks how the product will fare Click here to download pdf (PDF, 1.57MB)
Aifa's new policy director talks to Paul Robertson about issues affecting IFAs - from challenges of the RDR, to TCF deadlines and the ongoing PPI investigation - plus Kylie Minogue
Despite being cast as the black sheep of the insurance industry, there is a future for the payment protection insurance markets if they can gain the trust of consumers. Lucy Quinton reports.
Forever tarred with the same brush as its cousin payment protection insurance, MPPI has still not been given the opportunity to flourish. Barbara Cockburn insists that the time is now. Click here to download pdf
The myth that income protection is limited to those with medium to high levels of disposable income is something the industry is keen to dispel. Mark Anders explains
With the ABI now turning its attention to income protection, what can be done to give hope to a product that has suffered yet more declining sales? Lucy Quinton investigates Click here to download pdf
While some sell MPPI as IP, Stephen Clowes argues that they are in fact two vastly different products that complement each other but should never substitute one another