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From amateurs playing at home to professional musicians, the musical insurance sector demands a specialised approach when providing cover. Sarah Hills speaks to Nick Grazier about the future of music and what brokers could stand to win from the market

Despite being a profitable sector, the musical insurance market has suffered in the past from a lack of awareness from the general public, regardless of the fact that approximately 8% of the population own a musical instrument. However, like any niche sector, brokers have the potential to tap into this potentially profitable market.

In its first foray into the musical schemes sector, Insurance Age spoke to Nick Grazier, musical instruments and alternate channels manager at Allianz Insurance, abut

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