Tom Baigrie handed first ever Barnard Award

At Scottish Widows recognition event

Adam Saville
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Dr Marius Barnard Event recognised intermediaries making protection the focus of their proposition

Yesterday afternoon (27th February), a Scottish Widows recognition event took place to celebrate what the insurer views as protection's finest intermediary firms. Attended by 29 adviser firms in total, this included the likes of Cura, Assured Futures and Future Proof. The event, which took place at The Ned, London, also coincided with the fourth anniversary of Scottish Widows Protect. The late Dr Marius Barnard, pioneer of critical illness cover, previously worked with Scottish Widows and his philosophy of making protection accessible to all has been instrumental in shaping the qua...

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