Insider View
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Comment: IFAs should not be swayed by PMI insurer referrals
28 Feb 2013
Referrals are an opportunity – as long as they preserve independent advice
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Comment: 'Open' referral or 'restricted' referral - or just another day at the office?
21 Feb 2013
Perhaps word games and name calling are best left in the playground
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Comment: STIP to the plan
14 Feb 2013
Don’t give up on short-term income protection
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Comment: Let's not celebrate the failings of the NHS
07 Feb 2013
The health service's woes are not good for private medicine
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Comment: The number everyone in the protection world should know
31 Jan 2013
Why the industry should be looking to a different market entirely
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Comment: G-Day sales should be celebrated– but not for long
24 Jan 2013
The industry has shown it can push up sales when given the opportunity, but this shouldn’t be a one off
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Comment: Social media, PR and protection - another perspective
17 Jan 2013
A declined claim is unlikely to be rectified by a few tweets - insurers need to understand how to manage social media attacks
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Comment: Social media attacks - the new threat to the protection industry
10 Jan 2013
Friends Life's Twitter nightmare should be keeping the whole sector awake at night
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Provider Perspective: The 'Next 11' challenge of iPMI for brokers and employers
09 Jan 2013
It's not just the BRIC countries that are set to grow in the years to come
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Comment: Out with the old and in with the new – or is it just business as usual?
03 Jan 2013
Looking ahead to the key challenges of 2013
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Comment: A problem that just won't go away
22 Dec 2012
Why are we failing to provide products that meet some of society's biggest needs?
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Comment: Are some specialist PMI brokers in denial when it comes to the threat posed by comparison sites?
21 Dec 2012
Are some specialist PMI brokers in denial when it comes to the threat posed by comparison sites?
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Comment: Transparency - the only way to win over consumers
21 Dec 2012
Providers must report their claims stats in a consistent way, or risk undoing years of hard work
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Comment: Be nice - it's Christmas!
20 Dec 2012
After a bruising 2012, perhaps the industry needs to be more cordial with one another
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Comment: Ignorance isn't bliss - it's just plain lazy
29 Nov 2012
Advisers who aren't up to speed on issues like G-Day are letting their clients - and themselves - down