Protection Watch...with Kevin Carr

Our protection detective gives his verdicts on five key developments in the industry this month.

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Our protection detective gives his verdicts on five key developments in the industry this month.

1 Positive retrospection As well as sounding like the latest Pet Shop Boys album, this is about Ageas Protect contacting existing critical illness customers to inform them that their terms and conditions have been improved, with some claimants even receiving increased payments. Verdict: Promising lead 2 Children in need According to a survey by charity CLIC Sargent, 66% of parents of child cancer sufferers were forced to borrow money to meet the costs associated with caring for their child. Many insurers provide about £20,000 of children’s cover automatically these days with th...

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