Blog: Let's work together to close the protection gap in 2016

'We need to help stop the ostrich mentality'

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First Complete's Toni Smith explains why her New Year's wish is to narrow the protection gap...

As we start 2016 I look ahead and would love to be able to predict that this is the year when the protection gap is finally diminished. We all know that the need is greater than ever but somehow I feel my wish is a bit of a pipe dream. There are plenty of educational pieces in the trade publications about the need for protection, but there is still a woeful lack of talk in the consumer facing press, leaving us with an ongoing battle of educating consumers at large. It is encouraging that upwards of 70% of mortgage business is now arranged through brokers as it is hoped that these c...

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