The UK's protection industry appears to have lost its way in recent years, so now more than ever before, with the economy struggling to get back on its feet, is the time for a turn around. Peter Carvill talks to John Pollock.
John Pollock, group executive director for protection and annuities at Legal & General, is outlining his current role in the company as the head of… well, pretty much everything: “I guess I’m responsible for this company’s business strategy, overall profit and loss, the risks it takes, the levels of those risks, and the risk appetite across all of the business. The business itself incorporates two principles: protection business such as our individual protection and our group protection businesses plus, in addition, our housing business. “We run the Mortgage Club which is a very successf...
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