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Protection Review 2012:

This has now been confirmed for July 11th 2012 at the London Landmark Hotel.  Tables and sponsorship opportunities are already being snapped up so please get in touch to reserve your spot.

And here's a quick list of what is keeping us busy at the moment:

- Planning the 2012 conference and dinner

- Writing our annual book

- IFA protection training

- Media protection training

- Awards judging

- Consultancy work in the UK and overseas

- Research & Surveys (inc The Syndicate)

- Writing articles and commenting for the media

- Product reviews

- Technology research

- Putting our monthly e-PR publication together

- And championing the cause for protection wherever we can

If you'd like to know more about any of these areas please do get in touch with anyone at The Protection Review Team

 

Latest Articles

Peter Chadborn ponders the information flow between the top of the tree and front-line distribution

Whenever I’m out and about amongst industry folk and find myself being enticed with a beer or two to share views from the coal-face, I am often amazed at how little the people who I frequently and fondly refer to as the “important decision-makers in the industry” understand…
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Tim Jackson of Unum wonders: “Income Protection for SMEs: an unfilled space for growth?”

January – the month of Janus, the Roman god who had one face on the back of his head looking at the year past, and one face looking forward to the future. For many, it’s the season for introspection, “new year; new you”, and resolving to do things…
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About Protection Review

Protection Review is the definitive review of the UK's multi-billion pound health and protection insurance industry. Protection Review was established in 2003 by its then co-directors Peter Le Beau and Andy Couchman. In 2010 Kevin Carr joined as chief executive. All three are passionate about health and protection insurance
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Book

Please see below for the contents list for the 2011 Protection Review Book.

If you are interested in ordering a copy of the 2011 report (or a copy from previous years) please contact jo@lebeauvisage.co.uk

 

Contents

Page

Section 1. Thoughts

Returning to work 13

Mark Noble, Sales and Marketing Director, Aviva UK Health

 

Real protection? 17

Christine Husbands, Managing Director, RED ARC Assured

 

Defining moments 21

Dr Marius Barnard with Simon Norval

 

Is it simply too difficult to sell simple income protection? 27

Andy Chapman, CEO, Exeter Family Friendly

 

Simple protection – is the market ready? 30

Robert Kerr, Senior Account Executive, Gen Re Life UK

 

Test-Achats and all that: thoughts on the ECJ’s ruling on gender 35

Helen Tilley (Partner, Kennedys Law LLP), Rona Doyle (Rona Doyle & Co, Solicitors)

and Lucian Camp (Chairman, Tangible Financial and Lucian Camp Consulting)

 

Three little ideas 40

Andy Milburn

 

The annuity market – the biggest opportunity for profitable growth

in the UK life market 44

John Whitworth, Partner, Oliver Wyman

 

Thanks but no thanks 51

Martin Noone, IFA Distribution Director for Protection, L&G

 

Your annual update from America 53

Hank George, Chief Executive Officer, Hank George Inc

 

Section 2. International perspectives

 

The future of the Australian Risk Insurance Market 69

David Cook, Vice President, Client Markets, Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Limited

 

China’s insurance market – Awake the Oriental dragon 72

Jeffrey Woo

 

Thoughts on the German (life) insurance market: Opportunities arise as a

market grows up 78

Olaf Neuenfeldt, Managing Director, Focus Matters

 

Life insurance in India: Strategic shifts in a dynamic industry 89

Rajagopalan Krishnamurthy, Consultant, Towers Watson

The Irish Market 95

Jim Murphy, Principal, Milliman Ireland and Duncan Heald, Business Development

and Marketing Actuary, SCOR Global Life

 

Trends in the South African market 101

Marcus Pillay, Head: Account Management, Gen Re (Africa)

 

USA, A big target may still be hard to hit 106

Mark S Dion, Vice President, Underwriting Rules Development and Education, RGA

 

USA life reinsurance update 113

Mitchell Schepps, Managing Director, Aon Benfield

 

Section 3. Health and protection insurance markets

Life protection 117

Critical illness cover 122

Income protection 131

Menus and multiplans 139

Reinsurance 144

Private medical insurance 155

International PMI 169

Health cash plans 175

Dental benefits 183

Payment protection insurance 187

Employee benefits 195

New products 2010/11 208

 

The Protection Review Awards 2011 221

 

Section 4. Protection Review 2011 research studies

Protection Review Intermediary Forum 2011 227

PFS/Protection Review survey 235
Hannover Life Re (UK)/Protection Review consumer survey 255

Editors’ and reporters’ survey 277

Protection Review ‘Protection 30’ index 287

Protection 2021 survey 290

Protection Review sales indices 298

 

Useful websites 314