2017 reloaded: The ten most important protection articles

Retirement, clumsy social care, and a fake death claim

Hannah Godfrey
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The UK's exit from the EU has plodded along, the PM called a snap general election (which went well for her) and inflation rose to its highest level in three years but while all that was going on the protection market kept advisers busy in 2017. Here are Professional Adviser's 10 most important protection articles of the last 12 months

Peter Le Beau retires In May, industry veteran Peter Le Beau announced his plans to retire at the end of the year. Le Beau is one of the best-known consultants in the life and health insurance sector through his implementation of Le Beau Visage, Income Protection Task Force, The-Net-Work, and Protection Review. More...

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