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17/02/2015 1 Consumer Behaviour and Product Design Kathy Byrne 12 th February 2015 12 th February 2015 “if the market worked perfectly and consumers were completely rational then there would be no need for us. In that world firms would treat their customers fairly because it was in their interest to do so and consumers would buy products and services that were in their best long-term interest.” Clive Adamson, FCA Director of Supervision , May 2014

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Page 1: Consumer Behaviour and Product Design...Consumer Behaviour and Product Design Kathy Byrne 12th February 2015 12th February 2015 “if the market worked perfectly and consumers were

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Consumer Behaviour and Product DesignKathy Byrne

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“if the market worked perfectly and consumers were completely rational then there would be no need for us. In that world firms would treat their customers fairly because it was in their interest to do so and consumers would buy products and services that were in their best long-term interest.”Clive Adamson, FCA Director of Supervision , May 2014

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Why is there a problem with the market?

Consumers

Poor Understanding

Behavioural Biases

Substantial Inertia

Fairness Difficult to

Judge

Market

Complex Products

Providers not Differentiated

Insufficient Competition

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Understanding Consumers

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FCA Research

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FCA Consumer Spotlight

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FCA Spotlight Segments

Retired with Resources

Retired on a Budget

Affluent and Ambitious

Mature and Savvy Living For Now

Striving and Supporting Starting Out Hard Pressed Stretched But

Resourceful Busy Achievers

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http://www.fca-consumer-spotlight.org.uk/

Affluent & Ambitious

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Protection ProductsLife 53% CI 24% PMI 18% IP 17% PPI 12%

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Stretched But Resourceful

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Protection ProductsLife 55% CI 24% PMI 16% IP 9% PPI 9%

Busy Achievers

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Protection ProductsLife 62% CI 33% PMI 23% IP 11% PPI 8%

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Consumer Behaviour

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Consumer Decision Making

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Financial DecisionsIn

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Thinking Feeling

The FCB Grid

Financial Decisions

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Quality vs Price

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Behavioural Biases

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Q5 Which would you choose:

A Guaranteed £1,000

B One in 5 chance of winning £10,000

C No opinion / don’t know

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Q6 Which would you choose:

A £1,000 now

B £1,100 in one year

C No opinion / don’t know

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Consumer Understanding

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E2: Information Sources: Life insurance, Critical illness and Income protection

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Source: FCA Spotlight question E2 for protection combined for segments 3.Affluent & Ambitious, 9. Stretched but Resourceful and 10. Busy Achievers

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Health Optimism

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Income Optimism

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Loyalty and Inertia

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Customer Experience & Customer Loyalty – Banks & Building Societies

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Source: Grant Thornton Customer Experience and Customer Loyalty (CLIX)

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Product Fairness

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Product Fairness difficult to judge

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Annuities the prime candidate for a new mis-selling scandal – Sunday Times 14/12/14

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Annuity Market Review

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Over 50s ProductsOPINION FORMERS MAIN CRITICISMS

• Payout can be substantially less than premiums paid

• Some plans make you pay until death

• Lack of flexibility – possibility of losing everything if youstop paying in, inability to reduce premiums

• Promoted using celebrities and free gifts

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Source: Simon Cox, Royal London, ILAG Seminar, 23rd October 2014

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Mitigating Market Criticism

Market response

Increased price to consumers

Almost all now have premium capor a maximum term.

X Some plans still make you pay forever

Modern twist on paid up value

Flexibility to reduce premiums

• Market still operates this way

Terminal Illness Benefit

Funeral Benefit Option

Bereavement counselling

• Lack of flexibility – possibility of losing everything if you stop paying in, inability to reduce premiums

• Use of celebrities and free gifts

• Added value features

• Payout can be substantially less than premiums paid

• Some plans make you pay until death

Market Issue

Source: Simon Cox, Royal London, ILAG Seminar, 23rd October 2014

Summary and Conclusions

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Which segment are actuaries in?

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Consumer Behaviour and Product DesignKathy Byrne

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