The Practical Protection Podcast: Needing Insurance

Mental Health in Life Insurance week

clock • 1 min read
The Practical Protection Podcast: Needing Insurance

In the first daily podcast as part of the Mental Health in Life Insurance week, the Practical Protection Podcast features Lynn Beattie, aka Mrs Mummpenny, discussing the needs for protection insurance.

In this episode, part of the Mental Health in Life Insurance week from the Institue and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Mental Health Working Group's, Lynn Beattie talks to Cura Financial's Kathryn Knowles about the reasons and obstacles relating to mental health when it comes to addressing the need for protection insurance.

The key takeaways:

  • Applying for insurance is complicated, even for someone that works within finances, the wording is confusing and knowing where to turn to for help is hard.
  • It can be worrying to know how much mental health will and won't affect insurance applications and how insurers will view your health.
  • The relief from knowing that you have insurance in place to protect your income and to protect your family if you die, is priceless.

Listen to the full podcast below:

This podcast was published by COVER as part of the Mental Health in Life Insurance week.

More on Individual Protection

Consumer interest in protection rises amid safety concerns

Consumer interest in protection rises amid safety concerns

National Friendly findings

Jaskeet Briah
clock 15 April 2026 • 3 min read
Mortality rates drop to lowest quarterly level in Q1 2026

Mortality rates drop to lowest quarterly level in Q1 2026

Lower flu and pneumonia deaths

Jaskeet Briah
clock 13 April 2026 • 1 min read
The COVER Review: Probate, customer vulnerability and education

The COVER Review: Probate, customer vulnerability and education

Week commencing 6 April 2026

COVER
clock 10 April 2026 • 1 min read

Highlights

COVER Survey: Advisers damning of protection insurer service levels

COVER Survey: Advisers damning of protection insurer service levels

"It takes longer than ever to get underwriting terms"

John Brazier
clock 12 October 2023 • 5 min read
Online reviews trump price for young people selecting life and health cover

Online reviews trump price for young people selecting life and health cover

According to latest ReMark report

John Brazier
clock 11 October 2023 • 2 min read
ABI members with staff neurodiversity policy nearly doubles

ABI members with staff neurodiversity policy nearly doubles

Women within executive teams have grown to 32%

Jaskeet Briah
clock 10 October 2023 • 3 min read