Income protection insurance can offer a lifeline if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury by paying out a portion of your salary while you’re off. Our guide explains the options to help you ...

What is income protection insurance? Income protection insurance is a policy that pays out if you're unable to work because of injury or illness. It pays out regularly to replace a portion of your ...

This story is part of a series on financial and economic literacy funded by Ecstra Foundation. Having income protection insurance means that if you get sick or injured and can’t work, you’ll still get ...

There are around 4.31 million self-employed workers in the UK according to recent government figures. If you are among them – and therefore without employer-based sick pay – being unable to work will ...

There’s so much to love about running your own business: from the freedom and flexibility of choosing when and where you work to the simple joy of not having a boss to tell you what to do. However, ...

The complexity of income protection insurance plans presents a great challenge when opting for cover, writes Chris Kirby. Income protection policies provide a wide range of structures and options that ...

We all aspire to maintain a stable income throughout our working lives, free from financial worries. However, life's unpredictability means that we cannot guarantee we will always be able to work ...