MetLife records increasing demand for child protection cover

On MultiProtect

John Brazier
clock • 1 min read

Insurance provider MetLife has seen an uptick in demand for child cover on its MultiProtect product.

According to the insurer's internal data, over half (52%*) of parents with a MetLife MultiProtect policy have added their children to their protection plan. According to research carried out among 2,000 UK adults in June this year, when asked what concerns them most, respondents overwhelmingly said the health of their children (67%) and their partner (70%) are the concerns them most. Parents were found to stress more about the health of their children and partner than themselves; just half (50%) worried about themselves having an accident and 44% worried about social care and health c...

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