Fifty Openwork advisers enroll for LIBF Certificate in Protection

Launched last September

Adam Saville
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Owl Financial, the firm’s protection specialist arm, operates a network of more than 1,200 advisers

The Level 3 Certificate in Protection (CertPro) was launched by the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) last September. The qualification, which covers financial protection suitability in relation to death, illness or disability and issues surrounding the underwriting process, takes 130 hours on average to complete, it involves self-study distance learning and is accredited into CeMAP. Towards the end of last year, Owl Financial, Openwork's specialist protection advice business, reported that 50 of its advisers had registered for CertPro. Owl Financial, which helped LIBF d...

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