‘Proposals to publicise investigations are a worrying development’
Reputation was more important to women
Chartered Insurance Institute index finds
“Consumers want confidence that the insurer will pay out”
Educating consumers on the importance of income protection is a job for government and industry-led campaigns, advisers have said.
Pioneer has hit out at providers who "change the goalposts" mid-claim while also joining the chorus of insurers urging all income protection (IP) claims approval rates to be published.
Income protection sales still lag behind other types of insurance. Ed Stuart-Brown and Colin Micklewright talk to Scott Sinclair, news editor at IFA-Online, to discuss why