Group Critical Illness - Small victories
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Peter Carvill tries to understand why group critical illness appears to be underperforming and how advisers and providers are looking to change this
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1 June 2009
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Business as usual
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Peter Carvill discusses how the group income protection markets are likely to fare over the next year
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1 May 2009
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Maintaining a firm bedrock
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While economies worldwide are grinding to a halt the success seen in the strength of sales from Group Life Insurance policies could not come at a better time. Peter Carvill examines the reasons for this
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1 April 2009
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First in the line
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The Healthcare cash plan is proving its resilience in the recession as contributors continue to increase. Peter Carvill asks if it will emerge at the front of this year's protection growth
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1 March 2009
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Out for the count?
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It is not surprising that whole of life is unpopular with consumers: the product, which gets more expensive as the policyholder gets older, seems particularly unattractive during a recession. Could it get any worse? Probably not. Peter Carvill asks if it's time the cover stirred from its slumber
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1 February 2009
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We have lift-off
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Despite a drop in mortgage-related protection sales, the market is bearing up in the face of the recession. Peter Carvill investigates why some areas of TA are in fact skyrocketing
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1 January 2009
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International PMI - The great unknown
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Last year's high hopes that international PMI was set to boom have dissipated into uncertainty. Peter Carvill explores how the financial downturn has affected this previously confident market
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1 November 2008
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A dismal picture
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There is no doubt about it, 2009 is set to be yet another depressing year for MPPI. Inextricably linked with the mortgage industry, Peter Carvill asks how the product will fare
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1 October 2008
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Individual CI - Out of the woods?
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Some long-awaited market innovation may help to boost declining individual CI sales in the immediate future but will it be enough to survive the credit crisis, asks Peter Carvill
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1 September 2008
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Clinging on for dear life
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In the harsh economic climate, PMI is hanging tough in the face of increased NHS funding. Peter Carvill examines how the individual product fares compared with its corporate big brother
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1 August 2008
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