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Has the government's long awaited spending review focused the publics' mind on protection and health insurance to any meaningful degree, and do you think the industry will capitalise on it?

Peter Lurie, Proactive Medical and Life The industry has certainly never seen a more fitting time to sell protection since the recession of the 1930s. While the government and the media continue to talk about cuts to the welfare system and the effect it may have on jobs around the country. We all know that we have to make sacrifices, however, most individual concerns are based on general living standards rather than personal health and protection. The government has made it clear that it is increasing the budget slightly for the NHS, however, I agree with analysts that say this may be in...

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