Scottish Widows appoints Gary Burchett as protection director

Gary Burchett will take overall responsibility for the management and development of protection business for Scottish Widows. Working across Lloyds Banking Group to optimise the end-to-end proposition for customers and intermediaries, he will report directly to Craig Thornton, general insurance and protection director for the financial firm. Previously he has worked as a consultant, including as head of intermediary protection with Lloyds Banking Group, and for Legal & General as MD of housing, strategy director and international development director, after starting his career at Brit...