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Adrian Benjamin | Is Income Protection the Unsung Hero of Financial Planning?

April 14, 2026 | 15m 47s

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Market dynamics are shifting, and leading advisers aren’t sleeping on income protection. Independent specialist Adrian Benjamin shares how product innovation, enhanced underwriting, and changing consumer attitudes are driving a resurgence in protection solutions. Discover why income protection is moving ahead of life cover in the hierarchy, how collaborative approaches between advisers are reshaping client outcomes, and what most of the market still gets wrong.

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01:19 Importance and Uptake of Income Protection
05:17 Industry Collaboration and Provider Landscape
11:58 Advice to Advisers: Discussing and Referring Protection

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BNY Investments is a global asset manager with $2.2 trillion in AUM (as of December 31, 2025) and offers products and investments for institutional and intermediary clients. Backed by over 240 years of financial heritage, BNY Investments combines long-term perspective with forward-thinking investment expertise.

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Capital Group is one of the oldest and largest asset management companies in the world, managing multi-asset, equity and fixed income strategies for different types of investors.

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Vanguard has been a different kind of investment company since our founding in 1975. Built on the groundbreaking idea that an investment company can be owned by its own funds which, in turn, are owned by our investors in the US, Vanguard operates solely in the interests of our clients. 50 years later, Vanguard continues to champion the same mission: provide value to investors and give them the best chance of investment success.

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*Source: Vanguard. as at 31/12/25. $12 trillion represents total assets under management globally.

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