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Alan Knowles, Managing Director of Cura Financial Services, is appointed as the new chairman for the Protection Distributors Group. Read the full article here.

So this popped up in a conversation I had recently and to be honest it scared me quite a bit. The answer is no. I cannot afford to retire tomorrow.

One of the most important things to do when arranging insurance if you have a mental health disorder, is to speak to someone that you feel comfortable with.

There are quite a few jobs that spring to mind when we think of hazardous occupations: armed services personnel, offshore worker, bomb disposal experts, etc.

When you first come to arrange insurance it can sometimes feel like a great big jumble of numbers and options, making it really hard to know where to start. In an ideal world everyone would have Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover,

If you currently have or have had cancer you will need to detail this to the insurer when you apply for life insurance, critical illness cover, income protection and some private medical insurance policies.

When you are arranging life insurance, critical illness cover, most income protection policies and some private medical insurances, the insurer is going to want to know your BMI.

When you are arranging insurance one of the key things that you are going to be asked is if you have any medical conditions.