Protection Covered: Adapting protection to changing family needs

Q: What do changes in the dynamics of the modern British family mean for protection? (from Alan Knowles, Managing Director, Cura Financial Services/Special Risks Bureau) Neil McKenzie of Scottish Widows replied: The traditional image of the British nuclear family with 2.4 children seems to be a thing of the past. Over the decades societal changes have led to a constant re-shaping of the notion of family as we've seen a rise in the number of lone parent families, stepfamilies, cohabiting couples and same sex couples. So how does this relate to the protection industry? We need to ful...