Are people doing enough to protect their income?  With the economy slowly emerging from the recession it is no surprise that the purse strings of the treasury are much tighter than they have been in the past regarding state benefits.  Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are no exception to this, but how many of us know the current levels of these benefits and how they work?  SSP and ESA are never going to be an […]

Leading UK income protection insurance provider asks who should be responsible for sick pay Whether it’s state-funded, self-funded or employer-funded, the simple fact is, if a person is unable to work due to illness or injury, they still need an income to be able to pay the bills and maintain a reasonable standard of living. The big question is, who should be paying for it?  It seems the government has joined in the debate, with Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain […]

Leading UK income protection insurance provider’s record results show people are seeing the benefit of protecting their income… Income protection insurance specialists, PG Mutual, are once again pleased to announce another year of record results for the mutual Society. The results highlight that people are thinking seriously and strategically about their financial situation and the impact a loss of income could have on their family and lifestyle. PG Mutual’s growth is impressive with increases in new members, premiums and the […]

Travel insurance and sunscreen are not the only protection families should be considering when booking their summer holidays, warns leading UK insurer, PG Mutual. The average British family will spend two whole months’ salary on their summer holiday ^ – but leading income protection providers, PG Mutual Health & Wellbeing, are asking how families would find this money should the main earner lose that income due to an unexpected illness or injury. Despite many people still living on a restricted […]

Lack of sick pay provision is latest threat to already-stretched UK home owners, warns leading insurer. As the general election looms, confusion over potential mortgage increases and concerns over housing costs are at a high. Leading provider of income protection insurance, PG Mutual Health and Wellbeing, is warning UK home owners not to ignore the threat income loss due to illness or accident poses to keeping up with their mortgage repayments. UK homeowners seem to have faced threat after threat […]

One in two people in the UK will get cancer – could you afford to be one of them?  New figures released this month by Cancer Research UK have revealed that one in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime.* It has been said that longer life expectancies mean more people will be affected by cancer – but leading income protection insurer, PG Mutual, are calling on professional people to consider […]

Income protection insurance specialists, PG Mutual, are delighted to announce yet another year of record results in 2013 – the fifth year in a row in which the Society has seen premium growth. Despite many financial services providers struggling over the past few years, PG Mutual has continued to flourish, with increases in new members, premiums and the Society’s balance sheet. These record results are not just good news for the Society, but also for their members – with an […]

With 4 million people in debt to energy suppliers, and 2.6 million struggling to pay their monthly bills, leading UK insurer asks how households already under financial pressure would cope without their main income Following research released this month by price comparison site, uSwitch, it has been revealed that 4 million households in the UK are in debt to their energy supplier.* This comes in the wake of research by Legal & General, which found that 2.6 million people in […]

With debt problems more prevalent amongst the under 25s, leading insurer, PG Mutual, asks why the majority of young people are still ignoring the importance of insuring their incomes. As a young professional in the UK, it’s not unusual to take out credit in order to finance your lifestyle. From student loans, through to credit cards, car leases and mortgage loans, most people under the age of 25 will have a substantial range of financial obligations. However, it seems that […]