Episode 10 – Thyroid Disorders

Hi everyone, we have Matt Rann back with us and we are talking about thyroid disorders and protection insurance. I had postpartum thyroiditis after having my third child, which was not a fun thing to experience, and I can say quite confidently that you can feel pretty shocking if your thyroid is misbehaving. The key [...]

Episode 9 – Gift Planning and Protection Insurance

Hi everyone, I’m back with a short episode on how you can use life insurance to protect against the tax made on gifts. A lot of people think of gift planning as something that millionaires do and whilst that can be the case, many people are making gifts all the time without realising it. Giving [...]

Episode 8 – Right to Forget Cancer

Hi everyone, I have Cillian Tierney with me on the podcast to talk about the way that insurers in the EU are responding to the Right to be Forgotten. This legislation require insurers to give consumers the right to not disclose that they have had cancer when they apply for some protection insurances. The rules [...]

Episode 7 – IHT & Protection Insurance

Hi everyone, I am back with a short episode focused upon how you can protect against IHT with life insurance. Huge disclaimer from the start I am not a full financial adviser and there are lots of ways to do estate planning, I am just giving insight into how life insurance can work. The key [...]

Episode 6 – Assisted Dying

Hi everyone, I am talking about a very emotive topic today after being approached on social media as to how insurers view assisted dying. With recent debates on passing assisted dying laws in the Scottish and Isle of Man governments, it is something that is likely to be discussed by UK insurers at some stage. [...]

Episode 5 – Executive Income Protection

Hi everyone, I am back with another look at an insurance product that can be incredibly useful, especially for small business owners. Protecting your income is one of the key things that any of us can do, to try and give ourselves financial security for the future. As with any protection insurance it’s something that [...]

Episode 4 – Atrial Fibrillation

Hi everyone, I have Matt back with me and we are focusing upon protection insurance options for people living with atrial fibrillation. It can be quite interesting when speaking with clients who have this condition as the medical world and the insurance world can view atrial fibrillation quite differently. The key takeaways: You are 5x [...]

Episode 3 – Relevant Life Insurance

Hi everyone, I am back with another focus on a business protection product, rather than the usual underwriting deep dive. This time I am going through the key points of relevant life insurance. In the podcast I discuss how relevant life insurance is an employer and employee relationship. It’s a thank you for your service [...]

Episode 2 – Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hi everyone, I have Matt back with me for the first time of Season 9 and we are focusing on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. HCM is a heart condition that affects approximately 1 in 500 people in the UK and it can potentially be a higher risk for a life insurance claim. We talk about the different [...]

Episode 1 – Keyperson Insurance

Hi everyone, I am back with Season 9 of the Practical Protection Podcast and we are taking a look at keyperson cover.  Hopefully one of the simpler business protection policies that we can arrange, but I have certainly had some interesting conversations with people that don’t understand what this kind of insurance does. I remember [...]