A breakdown of how advisers can help the self-employed

A look at utilising the self-employed market to get people covered

Hemma Visavadia
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Advisers can do plenty to help self-employed people access protection and the various opportunities within the diverse market, according to Drewberry.

Speaking for Income Protection Awareness Week 2022 yesterday (20 October) co-founder Tom Connor explained Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows there are roughly 4.25 million self-employed workers in the UK. "This is a huge proportion of the UK workforce, they all have one thing in common, they have no employer providing sick pay," said Connor. Self-employed people may feel more vulnerable compared to those that are employed, because in many cases they won't have the additional security being employed brings, such as group income protection, Connor explained. Offering som...

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