Registrations are now open for COVER's latest webinar on 26 May, which will examine how protection conversations between advisers and clients are being impacted by the cost of living crisis.
The cost of living crisis is hitting households throughout the UK in a myriad of different ways, from rising energy and food costs to stagnant wages and reduced personal spending, as various economic experts and government ministers warn there is no ‘silver bullet' to the issue.
But what impact is this having now on protection conversations between advisers and their clients?
As consumers reassess their financial situations in the current landscape, in conjunction with the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, protection intermediaries face a more difficult prospect in communicating the value of cover to clients compared to other spending priorities.
This webinar, in partnership with Guardian and featuring a cross-section of expert protection speakers, will examine key factors currently impacting on protection conversations during a period of numerous financial uncertainties, taking in what protection advisers and intermediaries are hearing first-hand from their clients, and what the wider industry can do to ensure that both new and existing customers understand the importance and value that protection offers during a cost of living crisis.
The webinar will begin at 10:30 on 26 May and will be chaired by COVER editor, John Brazier. The panel line-up comprises:
Nischal Singh, actuarial director, Guardian
Nischal is Guardian's Actuarial Director and sits on the protection challenger's Executive Committee. He's worked in life insurance for over 17 years on both the reinsurance side and the product provider side. He's passionate about building products and has helped a number of start-ups develop and deliver their protection propositions. He joined Guardian in 2017, as part of the founding team who brought the company to market in 2018.
Roy Mcloughlin, associate director, Cavendish Ware
Roy has been an adviser for over 30 years, providing holistic financial advice to individual and corporate clients. Member of the Protection Distributors' Group (PDG), former co-chair of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF), and an award winning industry spokesperson, Roy is a passionate believer in the importance of protection insurance to protect and support financial wellbeing.
Angela Davidson, head of protection, Mortgage Intelligence
Angela's career in financial services started in Barclays Bank 36 years ago. Moving on from banking to mortgage and protection advice and subsequently business development at Royal London and Zurich. She provided protection sales training on setting up her company, Passion for Protection, in 2019 and in 2021 took up her position as Head of Protection at Mortgage Intelligence. Her mission is to fuel great protection conversations that result in more clients being protected.
