Protection Watch: Kevin Carr's verdicts on five recent developments

‘Promising lead' or ‘Back to the lab'?

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Professional Adviser's protection detective Kevin Carr delivers his verdict on five key developments in the protection space from the last month or so

Come together Ten of the leading intermediary firms in the UK are joining forces to improve the protection market for consumers. The group, operating under an initial working title of ‘Protection Distributors Group - A force for good in Protection' consists only of adviser firms and aims to improve the market for consumers by putting forward positive suggestions for change and lobbying insurers for better outcomes. The founding members are: Assured Futures, Drewberry, Futureproof, Highclere, LifeSearch, Lightblue, London & Country, Master Adviser, Roxburgh and Vita. Verdict: Positive l...

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