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by ProtectionReview 11/09/12
The summer holidays are now behind us, Christmas beckons as the next milestone. For many that means back to business as usual, budgets, targets and delivery. The individual, with personal hopes and aspirations parked in the lay-by of organisational imperative, is back on the treadmill that keeps our market economy working. As one who believes passionately in a competitive market economy, this is fine by me; and as one who has trodden that ceaseless mill for a decade or two, may I offer a few random-but-related thoughts, before we get too business as usual? We do it because? These words…
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by ProtectionReview 28/08/12
So many things to think about! The next few months may prove to be just about the most tumultuous in the history of retail financial services and protection insurance is certainly not immune from the turmoil. First the market faces direct changes. The gender directive is the most immediate with providers expected to start coming out with their new single gender priced insurance offerings in the next few weeks. We will soon know what it really means for pricing and how that compares with a gender priced market. The taxation changes – the end of the now almost famous income…
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by ProtectionReview 14/08/12
I have to admit that being asked to write a blog in the middle of a home Olympics induced a certain panic – I mean, where do you find the time between the dressage and the Greco-Roman wrestling? Now that we have time for a breather before the Paralympics kicks off, it’s a great time to reflect on what inspiration we can take for our own industry to make us faster, higher, stronger. One of the things that’s been universally praised is the way that the volunteers have expressed the spirit of friendliness and embraced problems with a smile and…
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by ProtectionReview 06/08/12
The spectacular opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics has stirred an interest from even the biggest couch potatoes among us as Brits start to embrace the games. I’d even go as far as saying many of us have become avid armchair spectators of events we’d never shown an inkling of interest in before. I for one have found myself glued to everything from fencing and canoe slalom, following Tony Estanguet’s gold medal success for France. As team GB starts to move up the medals table, the feel good factor from the games seems to be paying…
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by ProtectionReview 27/07/12
Trust me, I work in financial services There seems to be much happening in the industry centred around the theme of trust. I was struck by the sheers ’guts’ of Shane Mullins, chief executive of Nottingham-based Fiscal Engineers, who is spearheading The Question of Trust campaign which he believes: “…can help the industry win back the support of the general public after the financial crisis and the unethical actions of some of its largest stakeholders”. Good luck mate. The campaign has the backing of the Institute of Financial Planning, among other organisations. "There has been a damaging run on trust…
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