The second 'Critical Thinking' report highlights the power of adviser explanations in changing minds about income protection and critical illness.

LV= finds a 'perception gap' as it reports that 68% of UK workers feel financially confident, but over four in ten have no protection in place.

The addition of Guardian’s income protection (IP) makes its full suite of protection products available on UnderwriteMe's platform. 

49% of solo mortgage holders do not have income protection, Zurich Retail Protection reveals.

Royal London has joined CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zone, becoming the eighth insurer to be included in the platform.

The new short-term income protection policy has been developed with AmTrust Specialty Limited and Wessex Group.

More than half (53%) of adults with physical or mental health conditions say they don’t save in case they are unable to work for a period of time.

New research from Shepherds Friendly suggests misunderstandings about income protection are a major factor in the product’s low penetration across the UK workforce.

The income protection provider has also appointed Joanne Safo as a new non-executive director. 

Manual workers are the backbone of many industries - from construction and transport to manufacturing and warehousing - yet they remain one of the most financially vulnerable groups in...