Why business protection is a 'must have'

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Business protection is as much of a must-have as personal protection - but it's up to financial advisers to show the way writes AIG Life's Andy Roberts.

As a financial adviser / business owner, you've probably spent long hours and weekends - and possibly sleepless nights - turning your business into an established name with your clients. You pour over your clients' needs to make sure their families will be financially secure if something happens to them. Yet how many of you have put business protection in place to protect the legacy they've built? Around 86% of UK businesses employ less than 10 people - therefore relying on themselves and a small handful of people to keep it running smoothly and generate profits as planned. (Dept. Bus...

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