Ron Wheatcroft: 50 not out

COVER Podcast #3

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Swiss Re’s technical manager reflects on 50-plus years in protection and health

Each month we invite a leading figure in protection and health insurance to discuss the industry's most important topics. On this podcast, the COVER editor interviews Swiss Re's technical manager and all-round-good-chap Ron Wheatcroft. At last year's COVER Excellence Awards, Ron was awarded with a surprise Lifetime Achievement Award after he recently reached his 50-year milestone in the protection and health insurance industry. One of the sector's most influential figures, he's pretty much worked for the same company for his entire career, starting at M&G Re before it was acquired by ...

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