Roy Mcloughlin on protection past, present and future

Interview

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COVER interviews Roy Mcloughlin, associate director, Cavendish Ware, at a time when his three-year tenure as co-chair of the IPTF is coming to an end. After travelling the length and breadth of the country to help raise awareness of protection amongst advisers, we ask what drives him, what irks him and what makes his most proud

It's fitting that as Roy steps down from his role as part of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF), along with co-chair Kevin Carr - who was also interviewed revently by COVER - the IPTF has just released a short film in which providers and advisers alike discuss the impact that the IPTF's 7 Families campaign has had on the protection industry. You can watch the film here. In Do you remember…Seven Families? we hear from individuals from all corners of the industry, including special guest and avid supporter of the value of protection Nazaneen Ghaffar, weather presenter at Sky News. The...

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