Kathryn Knowles

The Practical Protection Podcast

Business EN ↓ 154 episodes

When you set out to get things like life insurance, critical illness cover or income protection, many people do not think that they are going to hit any snags along the way. But! Insurance is a world of risk and there are times that a persons circumstances will make insurers sit back and have an extra think about offering the insurance. Why?!This podcast is designed to answer that why. Kathryn Knowles is joined by guests to bring a clear and open chat about how insurance works. Kathryn brings her experience as a "quirky" life and the voice of the consumer to the discussion. She does this along...

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Kathryn Knowles

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Vaping and Insurance 05.03.2020 46:58

Hi Everyone, This is our third episode and it's all about vaping. The most interesting thing is that Kathryn and Andrew have kind of switched roles in this one. Kathryn is more cautious about the underwriting of ecig users, than Andrew is! Are you guessing who is telling the truth or lying, right? In this episode we are focusing on e-cigarettes and what you need to know, if you use these and want...

Rare Diseases and Insurance 20.02.2020 47:02

Hi Everyone, We are absolutely blown away by the downloads and feedback that the podcast is getting. Thank you to everyone that has left us a review and personally reached out to us to give us your thoughts. In this episode we are focusing on rare diseases (or conditions as Kathryn prefers, she doesn't like being thought of as diseased!) and what you need to know, if you have this condition and wa...

Epilepsy and Insurance 06.02.2020 41:37

Hi Everyone, This is our first official, proper, hopefully fantabulous, brand spanking new episode. Can you tell we are a bit excited? In this episode we are focusing on epilepsy and what you need to know, if you have this condition and want insurance. Our 3 key takeaways, 1. There are approximately 60 different types of epileptic seizures 2. Epilepsy is not often a huge red flag for insurers 3. T...

The PPP Teaser 23.01.2020 13:53

Hi Everyone! This is our podcast teaser, 'pilot', episode. We are so excited to be sharing this with you and giving you a taster of what our podcast is going to be about. You will quickly discover that Kathryn and Andrew are talking about serious topics, but not in a harrowing way. You will hear random bursts of giggles, random cut aways to side thoughts, but mainly a desire to help the protection...