Dean Mason has passed away due to COVID-19

On Friday

Adam Saville
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Director and founder of Masons Financial Planning Ltd has died after contracting coronavirus

The protection industry was saddened to learn that Dean Mason lost his life to coronavirus on Friday. Aged 51, Dean leaves behind a widow and a young family and he would have celebrated his birthday over the weekend. A mortgage and protection adviser, he started out at Nationwide in the 90s as a mortgage adviser before moving LifeSearch in 2003. He set up his own firm Masons Financial Planning Ltd in 2009. Dean was awarded the COVER Excellence 'Small Intermediary of the Year' in 2011 and nominated in 2010, 2012 and 2013. His firm was also shortlisted for COVER Excellence Customer S...

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