COVER poll shows PMI sales are expected to remain slow

Three in four intermediaries do not think the private medical insurance (PMI) market will escape the trend of dwindling sales in 2005, according to COVER's latest web poll. Some 75% of respondents to the online survey said they expect PMI sales figures to remain level or decline further over the next 12 months. Meanwhile, only 25% thought the market would head towards a brighter future. This month's poll asks whether mortgage payment protection insurance policies should come with a warning following criticism that the products are not transparent enough.To have your say, please visit www.covermagazine.co.uk to cast your vote.