Protection sales show 22% year-on-year increase for Q3 2018 - IRESS

Adam Saville
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Income protection grows 37.8% during first nine months of 2018

According The Exchange, IRESS' online comparison quote and transaction portal, well over half a million (550,479) new protection applications were recorded during the first nine months of 2018 - compared to 450,930 during the same period last year - an overall increase of 22%. Typically second and third quarter volume figures have fallen short of first quarter results, however the three months from July to September have bucked this trend, with a new highest quarter record at 189,769, compared to 187,933 for Q1 2018, the highest quarter figure previously recorded. According to IRESS, ...

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