IPAW 2022: Advisers should utilise self-employed market to get people covered

Day four of Income Protection Awareness Week

Hemma Visavadia
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On day four of Income Protection Awareness Week 2022 (IPAW), Tom Conner, co-founder of Drewberry, explained how adviser can help self-employed people access protection and the opportunities within this diverse market.

As of June 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stated there are roughly 4.25 million self-employed workers in the UK, a "huge proportion of the UK workforce, they all have one thing in common, they have no employer providing sick pay," said Conner. Self-employed people may feel more vulnerable compared to those that are employed, because in many cases they won't have the additional security being employed brings, such as group income protection, Conner explained. Offering some tips advisers can use to help get self-employed people covered, Conner suggested thinking about th...

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