Advisers 'missing out' on business protection opportunities

'Rely on plan B'

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Nearly a quarter (25%) of advisers with corporate clients have seen demand for business protection rise in the last five years, research by VitalityLife has revealed.

However, according to a study by Cicero last year, business protection "wasn't a business focus" for 60% of advisers. It also showed that advisers found that 50% of their clients believed they would rely on a ‘plan B' should the worst happen, while 66% said they did not see a need for it and 64% said they were not interested. "Whether you are a pensions adviser, a private client adviser or an adviser with links to solicitors and accountants, with around 5.9 million businesses in the UK, it's unlikely that you would not have come across a client who could benefit from business protecti...

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