Sub-prime boosts protection

By Lucy Quinton This year's Protection Review will focus on the future of protection, and the potential of the NHS. Andy Couchman, director of Bank House Communications and co-author of the report, said one of the themes that emerged when conducting the review was a renewed interest for health and protection because other markets such as mortgages and investments were suffering. "Given the difficulties due to the sub-prime crisis in the US, it is now counter-reactive in the sense people are now asking what do we do," he said. Couchman added: "Economically we are about to hit stormy ...