ABI steps-up plans for a national protection scheme

Industry work groups have been set-up to whittle down proposed ways to ease the administrative burden of life cover on death, make society more "resilient" to risk, and increase consumer engagement with protection. This last group will be spearheaded by Lifesearch's Tom Baigrie, who gained support, but not funding, last year for a Consumer Protection and Insurance Engagement Campaign (CPIEC). The campaign was shelved in November. Nick Kirwan, assistant director of health and protection at the ABI, says the trade body is pushing forward quicker than usual so it can lobby its plans to w...