Twenty years in protection

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Legal & General discusses 20 years in the protection market.

The election of Tony Blair, the rise of the Spice Girls, and the handover of Hong Kong to China are just a few of the big events that come to mind when we think of the year 1997, but it also happens to be the year that COVER opened its pages to advisers in the protection market. Now, as we hit the 20-year anniversary of the publication, and a happy birthday to COVER on that note, we look back on how the protection market has changed over the past two decades. Finding the time Of course, it hasn't always been an easy ride, and there have been some significant challenges. Perhaps ...

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