You'd be treated as self-employed for insurance purposes. You can get income protection insurance from most insurers if you are self-employed and have a solid history of work. Try one of the price comparison sites for an initial search.Income Protection does tend to be expensive if you're self-employed - £500 p.a. to cover every £10k p.a. income. Therefore, you'd be looking at approximately £1,500 p.a. premiums. The price may have gone up in recent months for obvious reasons.