IP

The vast scale of self-employed people who believe less income protection claims are paid out than actually are has been found by research from British Friendly.

Aegon has announced changes to its individual and group protection offering with changes to definitions and increases in levels of cover and age limits.

Holloway Friendly has launched a critical illness income protection policy that pays out a regular income when someone cannot work due to a specified critical illness.

The Seven Families Campaign has launched a montage video of the families involved.

Exeter Family Friendly paid 94% of income protection (IP) claims for 2014 with 36% of claims coming from injuries and accidents.

Cirencester Friendly's income protection (IP) policy My Earnings Insurance has been added to Personal Touch Financial Services' (PTFS) protection panel.

Complaints about income protection (IP) and critical illness cover (CI) fell in the second half of 2014 figures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have revealed.

Aviva has expanded the availability of its virtual health service app to its group risk customers.

LV= has announced its protection sales in 2014 were worth £217m, an 11% increase on 2013.

The dominance of mis-selling claims about protection products remains an issue for the industry, the Financial Ombudsman's Melissa Collett has warned.