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Health insurance news: Shepherds Friendly Society

Shepherds Friendly Society has 17,000 members and started life as a sickness and benefit society and was a conglomeration of various fraternal groups – The Royal Shepherd Sanctuary Benefit Society which was established in Yorkshire in the early 19th century, Ashton Unity which was formed in 1826, and the Ancient Order of Shepherds
Shepherds Friendly is a member based friendly society


Recent news

  • Shepherd's launches mortgage payment protection insurance Shepherds FriendlyShepherd's Friendly has launched a mortgage payment protection insurance product that differs from other policies in providing up to five years of cover compared with the usual 12 months. The company wants to offer a product that could cover the full term of a fixed or discounted period up to a maximum of five years. At the end of this period, the policy will be reviewed and amended to reflect...
  • Plans to launch mortage payment protection insurance Shepherds FriendlyShepherds Friendly will launch a mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) product. Shepherds Friendly claims its policy can help restore industry and consumer confidence in payment protection insurance products. The new product is an accident and sickness policy that offers five years of cover compared to the usual one year. Income protection: News update: February 2008 Related linksShepherds...
  • Income protection policy improved Shepherds FriendlyShepherds Friendly has improved its Income Protection Policy benefit payouts at no extra cost. The policy was originally launched in March, but in line with Shepherds' policy of ensuring it gets its products right, it hasmaintained premiums but increased benefits. Year one payout still provides for 100% of the protected income benefit (previously 100%), but year two payout has been increased to...
  • New income protection plan for the self-employed Shepherds FriendlyShepherds Friendly, one of the world's oldest mutuals, has introduced a new income protection plan which potentially takes a massive weight off self-employed parents' minds. Shepherds Income Protection Plan is aimed primarily but not exclusively at self-employed people between the ages of 16 and 60. In the event of sickness or accident, the plan will pay the policyholder up to 60% of his or her...