Protection sales aid: ten things to tell your clients

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Did you know: Almost 1,400 people are made redundant every day in the UK.

This is one of several snippets listed in LV='s Little Book of Protection, written for advisers. Here are ten facts you may not be aware of: In 2009 the average length of a marriage for divorcing couples was 11 years and four months. 1,392 people are made redundant daily One in five people will be affected by depression sometime during their life A property is repossessed every 17 minutes New parents face outlaying £9,491 during the first twelve months of a child's life The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts household debt will be £2,126bn by the end of 20...

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