Nick Telfer: Protecting families (not just individuals)

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Value-added services are available to partners/spouses, parents and children of members - not just policyholders

Suffering from an illness or injury can be life-changing. Whether it is short-term or long-term, the impact of the uncertainty, the diagnosis, the subsequent treatment and rehabilitation can have far-reaching consequences. These consequences are not confined to an individual, the rest of family also has to cope with the new reality that would mean, they have to become carers; they are bereaved or simply have to deal with the emotional trauma. And in these situations, the help needed can be multiple - it is financial, physical, mental and medical. While protection policies may have sta...

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