Protection advisers Alan Knowles & Roy Mcloughlin discuss Covid-19 challenges

Challenges for protection advisers

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

In PA's sister title Cover's first Covid-19 Zoom-recorded video interview, Cover editor Adam Saville quizzes Alan Knowles, chair of the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) and Cura managing director, and Roy Mcloughlin, co-chair of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) and Cavendish Ware associate director.

The Covid-19 crisis has brought with it a raft of underwriting changes to protection policies and, as a result, a number of challenges for advisers.

In the below video, the trio discuss:

  1. Recent underwriting changes in light of coronavirus and the emergence of remote medical screenings.
  2. The challenges faced by advisers, how to place cover at this time and avoid cancellations.
  3. The importance of collaboration as an industry and why communication is key.
  4. Building a community during COVID-19 and looking forward to #NoVAD (No Virus Anymore Day).

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