Online searches for protection falling

When the coronavirus outbreak took hold of the UK towards the end of March, life insurance as an online search term was hitting around 90% of its interest over time popularity, however at the beginning of May it was below 75%, Google Trends data has suggested. iPipeline, who conducted the research, said that while searches are currently higher than at pre-COVID levels, which stood closer to 60% towards the end of 2019, the decline could be attributed to fewer adviser interactions. Searches for critical illness cover (CIC), meanwhile, have declined to levels lower than those seen prio...