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by ProtectionReview 26/01/17 Category: 5QI
What was the first record/CD you can remember buying? Ian Dury, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick. I distinctly remember taking it home and playing the 7” vinyl on my parents’ stereo and starting a love affair with music that still endures to this day. I’m going to see Loyle Carner (hip hop) next month, before he ‘blows up’ (as they say). What is your biggest pet hate about the world of financial services? The constant focus on growing protection market share rather than increasing consumer take-up. Let’s tell everyone who needs protection that they should have it – as…
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by ProtectionReview 11/01/17 Polls
Current poll
In our latest poll we ask “Should all intermediary calls with clients be voice recorded?” Click here to vote and take part.
Poll results
Continuing our recent focus on critical illness, in our last poll we asked 'Do you agree that standalone CI should be scrapped and CI should only be available alongside life insurance?’ Over 70% of respondents answered no (71%) with 17% selecting Yes and 12% Maybe.
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by ProtectionReview 08/11/16 Polls
Current poll
In our latest poll we ask 'Do you agree that standalone CI should be scrapped and CI should only be available alongside life insurance?’ Click here to vote and take part.
Poll results
In our last poll we asked ‘Does our approach to critical illness cover need to fundamentally change if are to get back to growth?’ 86% of respondents answered Yes with only 14% voting No.
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by ProtectionReview 07/11/16 Latest News
We've launched a White Paper describing 5 steps the industry should take to grow the critical illness market. Written after the recent Protection Review Summit in London on 13 October, the White Paper summarises the debate and sets out the recommendations from the discussions.The first Protection Review Summit delivered 2 hours of positive straight talking about the future of critical illness cover. It wasn’t a talking shop as events like this can be. It was an action-oriented event where everyone was constructive, added value and focussed on customer outcomes. The 5 steps we’ve included in the White Paper could lead critical illness cover…
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by ProtectionReview 31/10/16 Latest News
Please see attached a press release issued on behalf of the Income Protection Task Force, which gives details about the CII “Building Resilient Households” report, which launches on the 31/10. An embargoed copy of the report is also attached – the report will be live on the CII site from 9 a.m. on Monday (link at the bottom of the press release). This report makes the case for tackling the issue of financial resilience among British households and calls for a taskforce to be established, involving the Government, which will bring change to means-testing rules and help to create a…
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