As my regular two week Christmas break looms large on the horizon, I am inevitably drawn into a period of reflection on the year that has nearly past. Ask anyone if business has been good in 2006 and they will of course reply in the affirmative (don't they always?).
As far as the protection industry is concerned, I find myself using unusual words like “interesting” to describe the past twelve months. It is not often that you get the words “interesting” and “protection” in the same sentence. Firstly, we have had two new products from Virgin and Prudential that are completely polarised in their style. As an advocate of products that provide a range of comprehensive features that, with competent advice, can be tailored to clients individual requirements, it is obvious which one I favour. More innovation for 2007 please. Then we have had the introductio...
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