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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🛡️ &#039;&#039;&#039;Payment protection insurance (PPI)&#039;&#039;&#039; is a type of [[Definition:Credit insurance | credit insurance]] designed to cover a borrower&#039;s loan or credit repayments if the borrower becomes unable to pay due to accident, sickness, unemployment, or death. Lenders — including banks, auto finance companies, and credit card issuers — have historically offered PPI at the point of sale alongside [[Definition:Mortgage | mortgages]], personal loans, and revolving credit facilities. The product sits at the intersection of [[Definition:Life insurance | life]], [[Definition:Accident and health insurance | accident and health]], and [[Definition:Unemployment insurance | unemployment]] coverage, bundled into a single policy that protects both the borrower&#039;s creditworthiness and the lender&#039;s receivable.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ Under a typical PPI arrangement, the [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholder]] pays a monthly or single [[Definition:Premium | premium]] — often added to the loan balance — and in return receives benefit payments that cover scheduled repayments for a defined period if a qualifying event occurs. [[Definition:Underwriting | Underwriting]] for PPI has traditionally been light-touch or even non-medical, since the product is mass-distributed and priced on a portfolio basis. [[Definition:Insurance carrier | Carriers]] underwriting PPI rely heavily on [[Definition:Actuarial analysis | actuarial analysis]] of employment trends, disability incidence, and mortality rates to set pricing, while [[Definition:Claims management | claims handling]] focuses on verifying the triggering event against policy terms and any [[Definition:Exclusion | exclusions]], such as pre-existing conditions.<br /> <br /> ⚠️ PPI became one of the most high-profile [[Definition:Mis-selling | mis-selling]] scandals in insurance history, particularly in the United Kingdom, where millions of policies were sold to consumers who were ineligible to claim or unaware they had purchased coverage. The resulting regulatory backlash — including billions of pounds in [[Definition:Redress | redress]] payments and sweeping reforms by the [[Definition:Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | Financial Conduct Authority]] — reshaped how [[Definition:Consumer protection | consumer protection]] standards are enforced across the insurance distribution chain. The episode serves as a cautionary benchmark for insurers and [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]] globally, underscoring the reputational and financial risks of inadequate [[Definition:Disclosure | disclosure]], poor [[Definition:Suitability | suitability]] checks, and misaligned [[Definition:Commission | commission]] incentives in mass-market product distribution.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Credit insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Mis-selling]]<br /> * [[Definition:Consumer protection]]<br /> * [[Definition:Accident and health insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Group insurance]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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