GRiD appoints L&G's Colin Fitzgerald as chair

Building increased awareness of value-added support

Jaskeet Briah
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Group Risk Development (GRiD) has named Colin Fitzgerald, distribution director of group protection at Legal & General, as chair of the industry body, succeeding Paul White as he nears the end of his three-year tenure.

Fitzgerald has spent more than 40 years working in the employee benefits industry, including leadership roles at Unum and Bupa. In the chair role, Fitzgerald will work on bringing more visibility to the contribution the group risk industry makes to employers, employees and their families. He will highlight the potential for growth as provider propositions have been "significantly" enhanced over recent years as employers are increasingly focused on workplace wellbeing, GRiD said. Fitzgerald will focus on bringing members together to collaborate in educating clients on the key role grou...

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