A view from the new modern adviser (and why Royal London, Aviva and Vitality are leading the way)

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Jack Wild gives his take on the protection market as a 'new modern adviser.'

My name is Jack Wild, company director at Jack Wild Consulting in London. Having spent a number of years giving advice on protection insurance at firms such as LifeSearch, I set up on my own in 2014 to help families and businesses protect against financial turmoil. I've been giving protection advice for around ten years, but the model I operate now is a bit different in that I am effectively a ‘freelance' protection adviser. I currently work as a consultant with three different adviser businesses - which are typically traditional mortgage and/or wealth management firms - who aren't...

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