Wayne Pontin joins Nugent Santé as non-executive chairman

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Wayne Pontin has joined Lancashire based health insurance intermediary Nugent Santé as their non-executive chairman.

Nugent Santé has recently become directly authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Pontin will Pontin has over 40 years' experience in the health and wellbeing sector and in 2012 was appointed as chair of The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) for three years. Nugent Santé has experienced significant growth since its inception in January 2016 and the team currently manages over £7 million of annual premiums. The team delivers a range of health insurance solutions for both businesses and individuals. Paul Nugent, managing director of Nugent S...

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