Zurich raids rivals to beef up platform team

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Zurich UK Life has recruited 20 staff from rival platforms as it prepares to launch its retail platform later this year.

The new hires come from a variety of different platforms and the insurer is now looking to recruit a further ten to 15 people before launching its retail offering this quarter. "The twenty staff all have experience at other platform providers covering pretty much all of our competitors," said head of retail platform distribution Jaki Platt. "We have had a lot of people approach us." They will work in business consultancy roles, helping IFAs define their client proposition and adjust business model prior to the retail distribution review (RDR). The platform will embark on another ro...

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