The future of the protection market

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What lies ahead?

The latest COVER Think Tank looks at the state of the protection market in 2005 and beyond. Johanna Gornitzki reports Angela Faherty: The main focus in the protection market at the moment is the critical illness review. What issues has this raised ? Nick Kirwan: Maybe I could start off with a bit of background. We have been seeing premiums for guaranteed critical illness go up by something like 60% over the last few years. I think some people have been waiting for and are looking forward to getting the review as it may help stabilise the market. From that point o...

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