Peter Hamilton: Smoke gets in your eyes (and other harmful effects)

'It’s about much more than smoke and mirrors'

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Zurich's head of market engagement, Peter Hamilton, examines the impact of smoking on life assurance and what advisers need to know about it when talking to their clients

What do President Fidel Castro, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and life insurance salesman Peter Rosengard have in common? Answer: All three were featured in a Spectator article in January this year on smoking cigars, which is apparently is making a comeback, not least because of its ‘Instagramability'. Peter is a life assurance legend, serial (rather than cereal) breakfaster (three-a-day at Claridge's with different clients), founder of London's Comedy Store Club, as well as the rather shorter-lived, ‘Havana Room' cigar club. Both Peter and Sir Winston also have a clear eye on t...

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