The Rising Stars of Protection: Alex Weir

"We're advisers, not salespeople"

Cameron Roberts
clock • 5 min read

COVER sits down with Alex Weir, independent health and protection expert, Drewberry, to discuss his early experiences in the protection industry.

Weir joined financial adviser, Drewberry, in July 2022, having previously been a store manager at Sports Direct for over a decade and an insurance consultant for DCL insurance for more than five years. Tom Conner, director and founder, Drewbery, said: ''Alex has taken to protection like a duck to water and continuously gets amazing client feedback, often sighting how patient he is with explaining their options in a way that's easy to understand. We couldn't be happier having him on the team.'' We spoke to Weir about the differences between protection and his previous role in car insur...

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