Episode 6 – Mental Health in Life Insurance Webinar

Hi everyone, this is the final episode of the Mental Health in Life Insurance week, a recording of the webinar held by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.  In this webinar Kathryn, Lisa Balboa (Hannover Re) and Fraser Ballantine (Zurich), all came together to talk with colleagues about mental health and insurance. The session was [...]

Episode 5 – Claims and Support

Hi everyone, this is the fourth episode of our Mental Health in Life Insurance week. So far this week we have gone through why someone may need or want insurance, how they can get it, the things that lead insurers to make decisions over what can be available to someone, and we are now at [...]

Episode 4 – Access To Insurance

Hi everyone, this is the third episode of our Mental Health in Life Insurance week. We have quite an unusual episode today, in that we have an adviser, actuary and underwriter all sat together to talk about insurance. It’s not often that you get such a broad insight of the industry all in one place. [...]

Episode 3 – Routes to Insurance

Hi everyone, this is the second episode of our Mental Health in Life Insurance week. Today is all about how people can go about getting insurance. We are taking a look at advised and non-advised routes, as well as comparison sites. It’s important to understand that no matter what we might think is the best [...]

Episode 2 – Needing Insurance

Hi everyone, this is the first episode of our Mental Health in Life Insurance week. This week we are taking a deep dive into how mental health and insurance mix, why someone might need insurance, how they can get it, why insurers make certain decisions and what happens if you need to make a claim. [...]

Episode 1 – The Year Ahead

Hi everyone, this is the first episode of season 5 and we have special guest, Peter Hamilton. Peter is joining us to talk about the different roles that he has within our industry and beyond, to improve access to insurance and the reputation of the insurance world. The key takeaways: We can make real positive [...]

Episode 11 – The Cost of Insurance

Hi everyone, this is the last episode of season 4 and of 2021. In this episode it is just me and I am answering a listener's question. Setul Metha contacted me a little while ago and asked if there was a chance that I could show how much age affects insurance premiums. Challenge accepted! Now, [...]

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 [...]