Payment protection insurance also known as PPI, was designed to cover your loan or credit card repayments if you became unemployed, had a long-term illness or were involved in an accident. PPI can provide valuable protection for people who have lost their jobs. However, over the past few years insurance policies have been widely mis sold, as they provided huge profits for banks and lenders.

Advisors would mis sell their policies by not fully explaining what the insurance covered and tel...