British Friendly makes two senior appointments

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British Friendly has hired Andy Parker as claims and underwriting director and Debbie Bonser as senior national account manager.

Andy Parker began his career in Protection in 1981 at Britannic Assurance and has worked at Legal & General, AXA Global Life and most recently at LV= as Technical Claims and Operational Risk Manager. Debbie Bonser has over 30 years' experience in the financial services industry, including roles with Halifax, Abbey National, Allied Dunbar, Swiss Life and, for the last nine years, with Vitality.   Parker said: "I'm really pleased to be joining British Friendly and using my experience to implement the great ideas that we have. It's exciting to be working with a team that has the ambition...

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