Few advisers consider International PMI, says Paul Weigall, yet it is a business ripe with development opportunity for intermediaries.
With many advisers finding business conditions tough, there remains one bright area in the protection market where sales and income are proving resilient to recession – yet it is surprisingly an area which is not targeted by many intermediaries specialising in protection. It appears selling international private medical insurance (PMI) to expatriates is seen by many advisers as a specialist niche – whereas in reality it is a profitable business sector which could deliver much needed growth to many practices. According to the BBC, an estimated 5.5 million Brits live permanently abroad – a...
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