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For the first time, advice given on protection and health insurance will come under scrutiny by the FSA. Nick Kirwan explains the small print every adviser needs to know

The new regulatory environment for IFAs selling protection and health insurance heralds a new dawn of transparency and openness that could bring substantial financial and reputational benefits to those IFAs prepared to take that first step. Reputation If we have learned anything from the past 20 years, it is that there's no such thing as a fast and easy route to being a successful adviser. Without exception, the intermediaries that have successful businesses are the ones that have worked hard to build a reputation based on relationships developed over time, and who are open and honest, ...

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