Episode 10 – Alcohol
Hi everyone, we have Matt Rann back this week and we are talking about alcohol. With the run up to Christmas a bit of extra tipple is often on the cards, and whilst it takes quite a few units before insurers start to wonder about your liver, it can be quite easy to have a [...]
Episode 9 – State of the Nation
Hi everyone, this week we have Jeff Woods from Legal & General, talking about their State of the Nation report. Jeff, Roy McLoughlin and I talk through the insights that the report gives into how small businesses are and are not engaging with protection insurance. We focus on areas of business vulnerability, the need for [...]
Episode 8 – Lupus
Hi everyone, this week I have Matt Rann back with me and we are talking about lupus. This is an autoimmune condition that can potentially have an influence on protection insurance applications. We are talking about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Discoid Lupus (DLE) and Drug-induced lupus (DILE). Lupus is a condition that usually affects women [...]
Episode 7 – Intergenerational Wealth Planning
Hi everyone, this week we have Andy Woollon from Zurich joining us to talk about intergenerational wealth planning, and how protection insurance is a fundamental part of someone’s financial plan. Following on from the recent Income Protection Task Force week, protection insurance and wealth planning feels like a natural mix. If you haven’t seen the [...]
Inbetweenysode – Commission vs Fees
Hi everyone, I am back a little earlier than usual with an Inbetweenysode. I think most people reading this will be aware that there has been a bit of a social media kerfuffle recently. There has been a lot of debate about whether or not advisers should charge fees to their clients and if commission-based [...]
Episode 6 – Blood Cancer
Hi everyone, we are back and talking about blood cancer. In this episode Matt explains how the different blood cancers affect the body, which has really helped me to visualise what happens when they develop. We also have a brief discussion of someone’s right to forget that they have had cancer, in France and Belgium. [...]
Episode 5 – Skin Cancer
Hi everyone, we are back with an episode on skin cancer, something that we think is incredibly important to think about during these summer months. This episode is so important and came with quite a shock to me. Matt Rann had told me that he would like to do an episode on skin cancer and [...]
Episode 4 – Gender and Income Protection
Hi everyone, we have Jo Elphick from Legal & General joining me and Roy McLoughlin in this episode. Legal & General have been looking at how gender influences the way that people engage with group income protection insurance. The statistics are quite interesting! 65% of women surveyed believe that income protection is relevant to them, [...]
