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Partial enchilada? - CI and partial payments
As providers increasingly look to partial payments on critical illness policies, Phil Jeynes warns advisers to be careful in their comparisons.
23 May 2012
Gender Directive - Spot the difference
Imminent legislation is going affect the amount of critical illness cover people get for their cash. Mark Jones looks at the EU Gender Directive
22 May 2012
Knowledge is key - Critical Illness value judgements
In the first in a series of articles exploring the finer points of critical illness protection, CIExpert’s Alan Lakey discusses value judgements.
17 May 2012
Disease of the month - Pancreatitis
A not uncommon disease with painful and life-changing effects, Mary Randell investigates the ramifications.
15 May 2012
Protection Watch...the month in view
Kevin Carr gives his verdicts on five key developments in the industry this month.
25 Apr 2012
Group Life - Bowling everyone over
The group life market may be in robust health, but it does face an array of conditions driving change. Edward Murray investigates the developments that lie in store over the next year.
24 Apr 2012
Price comparison websites - the IFA fightback
With price comparison websites growing in number, advisers should take advantage of their own IT systems, despite greater regulation, Andy Valvona explains.
20 Apr 2012
Medical Inflation - A call to arms
Medical inflation has risen year on year and currently sits way above general inflation. David Priestley believes it is time for the PMI industry to beef up and consider its options for future growth.
18 Apr 2012
PMI automation, how far should it go?
The use of online business these days is a given. This is even more the case for expat IPMI. But how far should it go, for both client and intermediary? Inez Cooper investigates.
10 Apr 2012
Avoiding open season - group markets and client poaching
Selling group products on price will leave advisers open to client poaching, writes Paul Avis. So, are group risk advisers operating a smart business model?
04 Apr 2012
South American utilities: the next distribution channel
There are many ways to distribute products. This month, Greg Becker looks at ideas from South American power utilities.
02 Apr 2012
Subject access requests - A request worth making?
Subject access requests might seem a panacea to an industry inundated with GP reports. But there are side-effects for everyone in the chain, writes Chris Pollard.
29 Mar 2012
Disease of the Month - Sickle Cell Anaemia
With more than 12,500 sufferers in the UK alone, this blood disease has profound affects on health and life expectancy, as Paul Gyseman explains.
27 Mar 2012
How to prepare for genderless protection
From December, life insurance policies will become the same for men and women. Rachel Dalton finds out what IFAs need to do to prepare for the change.
23 Mar 2012
Risk Clinic - HIV
I have a client with HIV. His medication keeps the condition under control, but it’s the first case I’ve ever dealt with of this type. What is the situation? He is looking for the full suite of protection and I know things have improved here, but what issues am I likely to face?
22 Mar 2012
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