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Russell Hutchinson Opinion

Life insurance products MIA

Tuesday 9th of July 2024

Recently I was asked again to think about what’s missing from the life and health insurance product landscape.

Here is what I came up with. It is far from an exhaustive list, but I think, worth considering.

Traditional or with-profits business has almost entirely disappeared. I remember why this product has ceased to exist – it was attacked as poor value for money, largely due to the high commissions paid for what included a substantial investment component.

Recently (some) journalists have attacked term insurance as problematic because it has no residual policy value for the client that makes no claims.

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