COVER editor, John Brazier, speaks to Chris Lees, senior research officer at the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute, to discuss the charity's recent report and the reaction from the protection industry.
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute recently conducted research exploring the experiences of people with current or past experiences of mental health problems when buying and claiming insurance.
The session dives into the key findings from this research, such as the higher premiums, exclusions and declines people with mental health problems can experience, and the impact this can have on people's mental health. What needs to change so that people with mental health problems can get a fair deal on insurance?
This content was originally broadcast as part of the COVER Health & Wellbeing 360 event on 29 February. You can read all the write-ups from the broadcast here.
