Seven Families founders propose TV style debate for phase two

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The Income Protection Task Force is now proposing two new areas for the industry to consider backing as it progresses the Seven Families (7F) project, COVER can exclusively reveal.

The IPTF's ideas are bridging the gap between the last Seven Families campaign which formally ended in July 2016 and its successor, with discussions around what this might look like beginning in the summer ahead of a proposed launch next year. The two suggestions on the table are a filmed TV style debate with an audience and expert panel, debating all the key issues and made available to both advisers and the public in a range of formats, supported by a brand new IPTF website. This would in time become the home of all things income protection for both consumers and advisers. The IP...

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