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Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - The Value of Trusts
We have Charlotte Rogers joining us in our latest episode to talk about the value of Trusts. Charlotte has an incredibly moving story to share about how her life was turned upside down by a life insurance policy that wasn’t written into Trust.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S7 Ep 4 - Money and Mental Health (25 mins CPD) - 9th March
Hi everyone. We have Conor D-Arcy joining us from the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, talking about their recent ‘Written off?’ report.
Practical Protection Podcast - The Tables Are Turned (65 mins CPD)
Hi everyone. I was joined by Alan Knowles for the last episode of the Practical Protection Podcast, I hope you found it useful?
Practical Protection Podcast - CIC Masterclass (40 mins CPD)
Hi everyone. I hope you had a nice Christmas break? We’re now back with the last episode of season 6 of the Practical Protection Podcast.
Practical Protection Podcast - Not Just the Money (50 mins CPD)
Hi everyone. Previously, I was joined by Martin Stewart from the London Money group to talk about the mortgage world and the need for protection insurance. You can catch up on the Practical Protection Podcast if you missed it.
Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Ep7 - The State of Mortgages (55 mins CPD)
Martin gives an insight into what is going on in the mortgage market recently, and explains how it has changed over the years. He also shares with us his thoughts on the importance of protection insurance, it's positive to hear this coming from a person working within the mortgage space.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Ep6 High Net Worth (50 mins)
Hi everyone. The last episode was an inbetweenysode, I was joined by Stacy Penn, to talk all about the AMI Protection Viewpoint. You can catch up on the Practical Protection Podcast if you missed it.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Ep5 Trusts (50 mins)
For this episode I am joined by Roy, and Ruth Gilbert. Ruth is seen as an expert when it comes to Trusts, which is why we thought it would be so beneficial to have her with us to explain why they are so important.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Ep4 - High Cholesterol
For the newest episode, I am joined by Matt Rann. We are discussing high cholesterol and the role it might play in applying for protection insurance. Did you know, 6 out of every 10 adults in the UK has high cholesterol?
Cora: Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Ep 3 Consumer Duty
For this episode, I’m joined by Alain Desmier from Contact state. Alain has had many years of working within advertising and marketing, and has run two lead generation companies too. He now focuses his time on consumer consent.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Ep2 - Organ donation (55 mins CPD)
Hi everyone. I hope you enjoyed the previous episode? I was joined by Roy and special guest Tom Baigrie from LifeSearch. We spoke about a range of things, all to do with growing the protection market. You can catch it on the Practical Protection Podcast website if you missed it.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Ep 1 Growing the protection market (45 mins CPD)
Hi everyone. We had a great season 5 of the Practical Protection Podcast and covered a number of things from medical conditions to industry insights. I hope you enjoyed it? Each episode is available to listen back to on the Practical Protection Podcast website.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S6 Inbetweenysode 2 - AMI Protection Viewpoint (30 mins)
Hello everyone. I hope you enjoyed the previous episode. I had Roy back with me and we were joined by Ruth Gilbert to talk about trusts. You can check it out on the Practical Protection Podcast website.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 18 - The Kids Are Alright (12 mins)
I bring you the finale of Season 5 and we have some very special guests; Grace, Theodore, Sophia, Alexander, Kaydee, Kara and Zachary.
Cura: The Practical Protection Podcast Episode 17 - Schizophrenia
Hi everyone, we are getting towards the end of Season 5 of the Practical Protection Podcast. In our penultimate episode we are focusing on schizophrenia and how it is often a misunderstood condition. There is a bit of a debate over the statistics, as you will hear me and Matt go through.
Cura: Episode 16 - Reinsurance
Hi everyone, we have a brand new podcast episode where I am speaking to Tim Smith of Hannover Re about reinsurance and how it mixes with the wider insurance sector.
Cura: Hannover Re - Mental Health in Protection Insurance Webinar
We bring you this special Inbetweenysode, the recording of Hannover Re’s UK Life Branch webinar entitled, Mental Health in Protection Insurance. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week in May, Hannover Re hosted this webinar to explore touch-points between mental health and protection insurance. Guests Paul Farmer CBE (Chief Executive of mental health charity Mind) and Kathryn Knowles (financial adviser and Managing Director at Cura Financial Services) joined Hannover Re colleagues Tim Smith (Head of Protection), Lisa Balboa (Business Development Actuary and deputy chair of the IFoA’s Mental Health Working Party), and Kate Baldry (Underwriting Research & Systems Developer and member of the ABI’s Mental Health Working Group).
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 15 Armed Forces
Hi everyone. I hope you found the last episode insightful? The Financial Vulnerability Taskforce highlights that anyone could experience financial vulnerabilities throughout their lifetime, and that as advisers we play a huge part in not only recognising them, but knowing how to address them to fully support our clients.
Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 13 Huntington’s disease (50 minutes)
Matt joins me in the co-host seat this week to talk about Huntington's disease, a genetic condition that lowers life expectancy and can be a very difficult diagnosis to come to terms with.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 10 Testicular Cancer (50 mins CPD)
Hi everyone. I hope you enjoyed the previous episode? It featured special guest Kevin Carr of Carr Consulting, who shared his expert knowledge of public relations with us. Public relations can be so beneficial to your work and your profile within the industry, it’s definitely worth giving it a listen.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 9 Public Relations
Hi everyone. Matt Rann joined me for the last episode of the Practical Protection Podcast, where we discussed eating disorders. We went through some statistics surrounding eating disorders, as well as a case study of a client who had experienced eating disorders, and the insurance terms they were offered.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 8 Eating Disorders (50 mins CPD)
Matt Rann is back with me again and we’re discussing eating disorders. Eating disorders is quite an umbrella term, with a number of health conditions coming under it, we have tried to cover as many as we can in this episode, to give you as much information as possible.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 2-5
We’re bringing something a little different to you this week. From Monday 31st January to Friday 4th February, we will be launching an episode each day, with a live webinar on Friday, focusing on Mental Health in Life Insurance. We will be taking a deep dive into all things mental health and protection insurance. I will be joined by a number of experts, and topics include how mental health and insurance mix, why you might need protection insurance and how to get it, why insurers make their decisions and what happens if you need to claim on your policy.
Cura: Practical Protection Podcast - S5 Ep 1 The Year Ahead
For the first episode of season 5, I am joined by Peter Hamilton and co-host Roy McLoughlin. Peter has worked within the insurance industry for around 40 years and has had a number of roles, aiming to improve access to insurance and the reputation of the insurance industry as a whole.
Practical Protection Podcast - Cost of Insurance (45 minutes)
This is the final episode of Season 4, (don’t worry Season 5 will be launching in the new year!) and I’m doing a run through of what you can expect to pay for your protection insurance depending on your age.
The Practical Protection Podcast - Alcohol (50 minutes)
With the run up to Christmas a bit of extra tipple is often on the cards, and whilst it takes quite a few units before insurers start to wonder about your liver, it can be quite easy to have a bit more than we expect at this time of year.
Practical Protection Podcast - State of the Nation (45 mins CPD)
Hi everyone. Last week saw Matt Rann and I focus on lupus, we spoke about some of the more common types and how this can potentially affect a person's access to insurance.
Practical Protection Podcast - S4 Ep 7 - Intergenerational Wealth Planning
Hi everyone, how did you find last week's episode on intergenerational wealth planning? Myself, Roy McGlouglin and special guest Andy Woollon had some very interesting conversions surrounding the bank of mum and dad and the use of a cashflow models to demonstrate how protection can play a huge part in planning ahead.
Practical Protection Podcast - Intergenerational Wealth Planning (40 minutes)
Hi everyone, I hope you managed to catch the Inbetweenysode last week, where I spoke about commission and fees. With there being a lot of discussion about this recently online, I thought it was the perfect time to speak through some of the pros and cons of each.