Increased protection appetite continues, reports Guardian

Inbound enquiries rise

clock • 3 min read

The Covid-19 impact on adviser revenue may be less severe than feared, reports Jacqui Gillies, Guardian marketing and proposition director

As England moves into a new lockdown, protection challenger Guardian launches findings from its second round of adviser research into the impact of Covid-19 on the protection market. Revealed by Rachael Welsh, Guardian's head of marketing, speaking at yesterday's COVER Protection & Health Summit, the results show the increase in consumer willingness to talk about protection - initially reported during the UK's first lockdown - strongly persists. Of the 316 advisers surveyed, 76% of advisers say clients are more willing to discuss protection than before the pandemic. That's consistent with t...

To continue reading this article...

Join COVER for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, key trend analysis and industry insights.
  • Stay on top of the latest developments around health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and the cost of living crisis.
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletter.
  • Members only access to monthly programme 'The COVER Review'
  • Be the first to hear about our CPD accredited events and awards programmes.

Join now

 

Already a Cover member?

Login

More on Individual Protection

Two thirds of bereaved adults stressed about funeral costs

Two thirds of bereaved adults stressed about funeral costs

MetLife research findings

Jaskeet Briah
clock 29 August 2025 • 2 min read
Policyholders move house without reviewing protection: Vitality

Policyholders move house without reviewing protection: Vitality

63% looked at their cover but made no changes

Jaskeet Briah
clock 29 August 2025 • 2 min read
The COVER Review: Consumer partnerships, claims statistics and tax

The COVER Review: Consumer partnerships, claims statistics and tax

Week commencing 18 August 2025

COVER
clock 22 August 2025 • 1 min read