Alan Knowles appointed PDG chair

Adam Saville
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Cura MD replaces Emma Thomson who joins British Friendly

Managing director of Cura Financial Services, Alan Knowles has been named as the new chairperson of the Protection Distributor's Group. With immediate effect, he replaces Emma Thomson, who is joining British Friendly as product strategist. "Since forming in 2016, the group has driven a number of improvements across the market and is gradually becoming more influential and more visible," said Knowles. "We have seen the market move forward with our Funeral Payment Pledge campaign and more recently our PDG Claims Charter, and on behalf of the group, I would like to thank Emma Thomson for...

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