AMII's Stuart Scullion: Determined to make a difference
Stuart Scullion, the new chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII), tells Fiona Murphy about his plans for leadership.
View ArticleWes McCranor: A passion for business protection
Fiona Murphy talks to the director of Hammond Business Partners about a recent tragedy that brought home the value of business protection, working with niche businesses, and why he is so passionate...
View ArticleInterview: Best Doctors on taking benefits to a whole new level
Fiona Murphy caught up with the company's Europe director Dominic Howard to discuss the service and other markets it would like to break into
View ArticleChase Templeton talks PMI growth
Fiona Murphy catches up with Chase Templeton's Warren Dickson to discuss the adviser-consolidator's latest acquisition activity and what's next on the horizon.
View ArticleInterview: A 'modern mutual'
Fiona Murphy discusses the creation of the OneFamily brand with its CEO Simon Markey and how he wants to create ‘a modern mutual'
View ArticleBig Interview: Fit for Work plan takes shape
Fit for Work began its national rollout last year. Fiona Murphy speaks to Health Management Ltd's Dr Lucy Goundry, medical director of FFW, about how the service has progressed so far
View ArticleLifeSearch chief Baigrie outlines future growth plans
Fiona Murphy catches up with LifeSearch's chief executive Tom Baigrie for the definitive interview on his firm's growth plans and his views on the protection market
View ArticleCOVER Awards 2017: A moment with... Health Shield
Jonathan Burton, CEO of Health Shield, talks about winning the Best Cash Plan prize at this year's COVER Excellence Awards.
View ArticleCOVER Awards 2017: A moment with... iPipeline
Stephanie Hydon, national account manager at iPipeline, talks about winning the Best Technology Provider prize at this year's COVER Excellence Awards.
View ArticleCOVER Awards 2017: A moment with... Aviva
Lisa Yates, Aviva's intermediary account lead - corporate & business solutions, talks about winning the Best Group Critical Illness prize at this year's COVER Excellence Awards.
View ArticleCOVER Awards 2017: A moment with... Aegon
Stephen Crosbie, protection director of Aegon, talks about winning the Best Individual Life Insurance prize at this year's COVER Excellence Awards.
View ArticleCustomer Care Awards 2019 - Old Mutual Wealth's Karen Garrett on her win
Old Mutual Wealth deputy chief underwriter Karen Garrett talks exclusively to COVER about winning the Best Underwriting Team prize at this year's Customer Care Awards
View Article60 seconds with... Robert Harvey (Drewberry)
We sit down for a hot minute with Drewberry's head of protection advice to hear his top three adviser tips
View Article60 seconds with... Kim Horsfall (Howden)
We sit down with Kim Horsfall to hear what she thinks makes a good consultant
View Article60 seconds with... Naomi Greatorex (Heath Protection Solutions)
We sit down with the Protection Advice Woman of the Year to hear what she thinks mortgage advisers can be doing to protect more clients
View Article60 seconds with... Dan Langford (Albany Park)
Albany Park financial protection adviser talks technology, terrible music and looking after families
View Article60 seconds with...Ed Watling (Mattioli Woods)
We sit down with Ed Watling to talk tech, health & wellbeing and LFC
View Article60 seconds with... Rob May (Risk Assured)
Wisdom on writing protection for high-net-worth clients and why cutting out insurers makes his life easier
View Article60 seconds with... Kelly Jones (Hakuna Matata Financial)
We chat with new business owner, Kelly, on why social media has been the key to her start-up success
View Article60 seconds with... Nadeem Farid (Drewberry)
We chat to Drewberry's head of employee benefits to hear about his spiral perm and love of Steps
View Article60 seconds with... Krystle Skelton (Cura)
We speak with Krystle, senior specialist insurance adviser, to hear why she thinks factfinding, listening and communication are key actions for protection advisers
View Article60 seconds with...Vicky Stradling (Together Protect)
We chat to Vicky to hear why being a protection specialist is her dream job
View Article60 seconds with… Ria Wotherspoon (Prolific Mortgage Finance)
We spend a minute with the protection-only specialist to hear what makes her tick
View ArticleSian Fisher and the fight for female financial resilience
We meet the CII CEO, and founder of the Insuring Women's Futures initiative, Sian Fisher, to understand more about the financial perils and pitfalls facing women today
View Article60 Seconds with… Justine Shaw (LifeSearch)
We sit down for a minute with one of LifeSearch’s most successful advisers who joined in 2017
View ArticleJo Cooper: 'We need women to help businesses thrive'
Partner insight: HSBC Insurance UK's COO imparts three decade's worth of financial services wisdom
View ArticleIsobel Langton: Seeing the bigger picture
Partner Insight: Isobel Langton has been leading Royal London’s intermediary business as CEO since 2014
View ArticleInterview: Mike Adams OBE, CEO of Purple
The insurance sector faces a huge opportunity but needs to get much more disability friendly first. We speak with Mike Adams about customers, employees and his own experience of taking out insurance
View ArticleLuke Ashworth: 'Failure is the seed of opportunity'
After tragically losing his son Harvey, business owner Luke Ashworth had to pick himself up and start all over again. A year on from the launch of his new project Adviser.ai, we caught up with him to...
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Key Interview: Isobel Langton, The Exeter
Featured in May’s episode of The COVER Review, the full interview with Isobel Langton, chief executive of The Exeter, is now available to watch.
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Royal London CEO: Consumer Duty will fuel protection market growth
Consumer Duty could result in protection market growth as advisers look to prevent foreseeable harm to clients and offer a greater variety of solutions, Royal London chief executive (CEO) Barry...
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Meet the new COVER editor
Cameron Roberts joined as the new COVER editor on 22 January, 2024. With the first week done, COVER decided to get to know the new editor.
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The Rising Stars of Protection: Alex Weir
COVER sits down with Alex Weir, independent health and protection expert, Drewberry, to discuss his early experiences in the protection industry.
View Article60 seconds with... Roy Allaway (Taking Cover)
We spoke with the principal of Taking Cover to talk niching, lead gen and Radio Woking
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Claims journeys require more empathy
Cameron Roberts, editor, COVER, chats to Samantha Chow, Capgemini, about her claims journey and how the industry needs to change.
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Group protection outlook: Dan Crook
COVER editor, Cameron Roberts, chats to Dan Crook, MD of group protection, Canada Life, about how the group protection market is evolving and what it needs to do to best serve customers.
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Industry can do more for vulnerable customers: Meg Kirby MBE
Cameron Roberts, editor, COVER, speaks to Margaret (Meg) Kirby, founder, LegaCare, about how the industry needs to change to meet the needs of clients diagnosed with terminal and critical illnesses.
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Rising tides for group protection
Cameron Roberts, editor, COVER, discusses the role of group protection and employee benefits in achieving better customer outcomes with Mark Till, CEO, Unum UK.
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