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Just 11 days to get your views to the FCA on the scope of the Pure Protection review but let us make it easier for you

Just 11 days to get your views to the FCA on the scope of the Pure Protection review but let us make it easier for you

Before I recap last week on Protection Guru, I want to call out the deadline for sharing your views on the biggest regulatory review of life insurance for nearly two generations.

Personally I think the scope of the proposed review is far too much on commission  and does not include a whole range of wider issues that are equally important. In case you do not have time to submit a personal response, Protection Guru has created a survey for advisers of key issues we believe, based on our discussions with advice firms,  are important. If you have not already done so please complete the survey here.

The results and issues raised will be discussed during our Protection Forum tomorrow and if you have not already registered for this event you can do so from the box half way down this page

So a quick summary of all that could be learned from Protection Guru last week. Recognising Income Protection Awareness Week much of our content was focused in that area starting on Tuesday with Adam Higgs analysis of How do income protection policies cover stress  if you do not understand this subject fully it is easy to make mistakes presenting a claim, so this really is crucial guidance for advisers.

Adam continued on Wednesday looking at the differences between guaranteed, reviewable and age banded premiums. Another great study getting into some crucial issues advisers need to understand.

At the end of the week we shared our 6 key pages advisers should read to understand the nuances of contracts from leading Income Protection providers.  

Our other main update last week was an extract from Hazel Carter’s story from our last Protection Forum. This is both a deeply moving and inspiring story which I would urge anyone in the advice industry to watch as it brings a different perspective on the value of the work we all do.

Turning to other market activity I was delighted recently to sit down with Tom Dunstan from FT Adviser, and Industry Legend, Alan Lakey to record a podcast on why it is essential for advisers to engage with the FCA Pure Protection review. If you have 30 minutes to spare I would strongly recommend this ‘Essential’ protection industry works with FCA on review – FTAdviser 

 

In addition, the following pieces are well worth making time for:

Peter Hamilton from Zurich who is also  ‘Regulatory intervention may be the only way to advance protection’ – FTAdviser

Stephanie Charman Sesame  Bankhall
‘Onus is on us to ensure greater protection awareness’ – FTAdviser

Momodou Musa Touray on the new 

Vitality launches digital health profile for members | Money Marketing 

As I mentioned previously, a wealth of content emerged last week in support of Income Protection Action Week. I have highlighted below some of the best coverage you may want to read:

IPAW 2024: advisers urged to put themselves in clients’ shoes | Money Marketing 

IPAW 2024 FCA requiring advisers to recognise vulnerable circumstances- Richards  

IPAW 2024: Be passionate about IP to properly engage customers – Chapman – Health & Protection (healthcareandprotection.com) 

IPAW 2024: Not taking out IP is like betting you will not be sick for 50 years – Waters – Health & Protection (healthcareandprotection.com) 

IPAW 2024: ‘Would I be here if I didn’t know about value added services?’ – Marcus – Health & Protection (healthcareandprotection.com) 

IPAW 2024: Advisers predict ‘pretty bad things’ if FCA plays with commissions – Health & Protection (healthcareandprotection.com)  

FCA not ruling out loaded commission ban and admits ‘we have concerns’ in protection market – Health & Protection (healthcareandprotection.com) 

Finally, Artificial Intelligence and its consequences is one of the most prominent topics of discussion in any industry today and life insurance is no exception. Advisor Engine in the US recently published a brief (sub 10 minute) interview I recorded with them earlier in the year. They have put this summary together very well so if you have ten minutes to spare over at some point.

If you are interested in understanding more about artificial intelligence and how it will affect financial advice, a wealth of other content on that and all aspects of adviser technology can be found at our sister site www.AdviserSoftware.com

About The Author

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Ian McKenna is the founder of Protection Guru. A 40 year veteran of the financial advice and related technology markets. Having worked for insurance and financial advice firms in 1995 he set up Financial Technology Research Centre, which publishes Protection Guru over a decade before “fin tech“ was recognised as an industry term. He believes passionately that far more people can be protected by life insurance and related contracts if we can demystify these and make objective comparative information on policies more accessible.

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