'Huge increase' in customers searching online for protection advice - Candid

200% increase in visitors

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Tom and Polly websites target mums and dads, generating life insurance enquiries for financial services professionals

According to Candid, formerly E-finity Leads, a lead generation business for financial service professionals, there has been a huge increase in consumers searching online for advice and support around life insurance. Between August 2018 and July 2019, the firm saw a 200% increase in unique visitors to its Tom and Polly websites, which specifically target mums and dads. Candid has generated more than 300,000 life insurance enquiries over the last 12 months, and to date, has helped to insure more than 150,000 families across the UK. According to Candid, Polly now has two million unique ...

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