Nesting instinct

Cover story

Professional Adviser
clock

Protection is a basic requirement, regardless of where someone is born or raised. Peter Carvill tackles the delicate subject of immigration and why insurers should not shy away from covering foreign-born people

London, the hub of the UK, is one of the world's most culturally and ethnically diverse cities. Over the centuries, scores of races and creeds - including the Irish, Chinese and Dutch - have settled in or come through London as they crossed the rest of the country. Even now, spread through the city, are diaspora that have come together and formed communities in London's enclaves. In the West End, just five minutes walk from the COVER offices, is London's Chinatown, which, despite an earlier one on Duke Street in Liverpool, is the UK's most prominent Chinese community. Despite the undisput...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on Business

Baigrie pans providers' 'petty theft' of advisers' clients

Tom Baigrie, the chief executive of protection broker LifeSearch, has hit out at product providers for pretending to "police" advisers' relationships with their customers, a practice he dubbed "institutional petty theft".

clock 08 March 2013 •

Scottish Widows eyes IFA protection market return

Scottish Widows is considering re-entering the IFA protection market, possibly in 2014.

Naomi Osinnowo
clock 19 December 2012 •

Protection watch...with Kevin Carr (June 2012)

PROTECTION WATCH

Kevin Carr
clock 11 July 2012 •