Why protection advice is crucial when clients divorce

We need to talk about… divorce and protection

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Naomi Greatorex explains why anyone going through a relationship breakdown should establish a team of trusted advisers and says protection knowledge is crucial...

A 2018 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) report brought together a huge amount of research on the trends and risks which women face. It identified six main areas which posed the greatest risk - one of these was relationships and divorce. More recently, the Financial Vulnerability Taskforce published a good practice guide on advising and supporting clients through divorce, which came out last year. The guide gives a useful insight into the importance of financial advice during divorce, in particular highlighting the importance of financial advisers being involved as soon as possible. ...

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