Practical Protection Podcast: Gender identity

I have Matt Rann back with me, fresh from his holiday in Madeira. I am a tad jealous, but I imagine many of you, like me, have had absolutely glorious weather this weekend, so I’m not feeling too bitter about missing out on the sun.

Matt is joining me to chat about accessing insurance when someone is transgender. As with many things, the insurance world has made clear growth in it’s approach to gender, how insurance is underwriten and the applicaion process for people that are transgender. It’s not yet perfect, but it has much improved over the years.

There are approximately 600,000 people that are transgender or non-binary within the UK, making it likely that advisers and insurers will come across this demographic at some point. Although transgender is not a mental health condition, in an insurance application form you may end up having to answer questions as if it is. We offer guidance on how to best talk through this with your clients and how not to always assume someone's gender identity.

I also share a case study, detailing a life insurance and income protection policy for a transgender man.

You can listen to the episode at https://practical-protection.co.uk/transgender/.

I have Roy McLoughlin and Jo Elphick from Legal & General joining me for the next episode. We will be chatting about income protection, group insurance and some research that shows the differences in how men and women approach these areas.

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